Fred Parris, singer with the Five Satins on ‘In the Still of the Night,’ dies at age 85

Singer Fred Parris, famous for singing “In the Still of the Night,” with the 1950s harmony group The Five Satins, visits Hanover Elementary School in Meriden, Connecticut, on June 16, 2005. Parris died Jan. 13 after a brief illness. He was 85. | AP

NEW YORK — Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “In the Still of the Night,” has died at age 85.

Parris died Jan. 13 after a brief illness, according to his music manager, Pat Marafiote. Parris and his wife Emma lived in Hamden, Connecticut, not far from his native New Haven.