The Kelly Brothers were a 1960s Chicago gospel quartet, which also sang R&B as the King Pins. The group comprised brothers Curtis, Robert and Andrew Kelly with the fourth part sung by Charles Lee or Offe Reece. The group gave King Records their only Chicago success in the soul idiom as the King Pins with "It Won't Be This Way (Always)," in 1963, which reached number twelve on Billboard's R&B chart.Robert Pruter ''Chicago Soul'' 1992-0252062590 Page 236 "The one Chicago success the company had in the soul idiom was the King Pins' "It Won't Be This Way (Always)," in 1963 (number twelve on Billboard's r&b chart).The King Pins were actually a long-time gospel group, the Kelly Brothers (Andrew, Curtis, and Robert Kelly, Charles Lee, and Offe Reece), and the song was essentially a "gospel number" thinly disguised with secular lyrics." In 1966, the Kelly Brothers reached #39 on the Billboard R&B singles chart with "Falling in Love Again."

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{{reflist Musical groups from Chicago American gospel musical groups