with uncommon wit and panache. Although they were African American and grown men, they made their reputation with white, teenage rock'n'roll fans. The mythos of rock musicians coming up the hard way, with little or no formal training and knowledge was already an implicit selling point in the 50s, despite the fact that many early stars had already struggled for years in other musical fields. Contrary to that, there was also a move afoot to portray rockers as "real musicians" who could appeal to the older adult crowd, i.e. the parents of rock'n'rollers. Whatever the impetus, One by One certainly shows of a different side of the group by giving each member opportunity to sing lead.