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The Spiders were a 1950s R&B vocal group hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana. Originally formed around 1947 as the Zion City Harmonizers, a gospel group, they transitioned to secular R&B and adopted the name The Spiders in late 1953 with encouragement from a prominent New Orleans studio head. The group was primarily composed of brothers Hayward "Chuck" Carbo and Leonard "Chick" Carbo, along with members Joe Maxon, Matthew West, and Oliver Howard. Their debut single, "I Didn't Want to Do It," reached number three on the R&B charts in early 1954, followed by successful tracks like "You're the One," "Tears Begin to Flow," and "I'm Slippin' In." After Maxon and West left in 1955, they were replaced by Bill Moore and Issacher Gordon, and the group continued to achieve success with hits such as "21" and "Witchcraft," the latter being their biggest seller and later covered by Elvis Presley. In 1956, Imperial Records began to promote Chuck Carbo for a solo career, which led to tensions within the group. By the end of that year, Chick Carbo had also signed a solo deal with Atlantic, resulting in the dissolution of The Spiders. Their final single, "That's My Desire," released in 1957, did not achieve success, nor did a posthumous release in 1960 titled "Tennessee Slim

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