The Five Stairsteps was comprised primarily of the Burke Family, father and mother, Clarence Sr. and Betty, and their five children Clarence Jr., Alohe, James, Dennis, and Kenneth, all of whom attended Harlan High School. After winning first prize in a competition at the Regal Theatre, Curtis Mayfield signed them to his label and began a five year string of hit records. Their most well known song, Ooh Child, was a hit for them and again for the Jackson 5.