The Ink Spots - "If I Didn't Care"

In honor of Black History Month all of February’s posts will feature black artists and artists of color.

The Ink Spots were an American vocal jazz group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.

In 1989, the Ink Spots (Bill Kenny, Charlie Fuqua, Deek Watson, Jerry Daniels and Orville Jones) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1999 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Since the Ink Spots disbanded, in 1954, there have been well over a hundred vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots" without any right to the name, and without any original members of the group. It has often been the case that these groups claimed to be "2nd generation" or "3rd generation" Ink Spots.

So today, caring deeply, I choose The Ink Spots’ "If I Didn't Care" as my, find the everyday romance, look to the little skies, minor miracles, song for a, follow the sun, sing to the birds, be grateful, Wednesday.

As a treat, I’m giving you two different amazing versions of this song from two separate iterations of the group.