The Esquires were an American R&B group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, principally active from 1957 to 1976.

The Esquires first formed in 1957 around the Moorer family: Gilbert (died: 28 August 2008), Alvis (died: 21 August 2011), and Betty. They went through many lineup changes over their first decade, which saw them aiming mostly for local recognition. In 1966 they moved to Chicago and auditioned for Curtis Mayfield, who was not interested in signing them. They then attempted to sign with Constellation Records, but the record label went under at the end of 1966; they signed instead with Bunky Records, Constellation's successor. Bunky was distributed by Scepter Records on the national level.
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