Sha Na Na hosted the Sha Na Na syndicated variety series that ran from 1977 to 1981. The Jesters. Some historians of vocal groups consider Pookie Hudson to be the first true leader of a vocal group, because the Spaniels pioneered the technique of having the main singer solo at his own microphone, while the rest of the group shared a second microphone. In prior years different members of the group had been part of such gospel groups as the Royal Harmony Singers, The Dixie-Aires, The Jubilaires, and the Southwest Jubilee Group. Dont try to hide, Im every place!) Shortly thereafter they appeared on Who's the Boss as Tony Danza'a high school group the Dreamtones. Stormy Weather, a Damon Runyon-esque quintet of Hoosiers from the steel mill area of Gary/ Hammond, Indiana is the chief proponent of the nation's revitalized a cappella doo-wop sound. Their legacy doesn't stop there however, they are most known for their dedication to the kids in America. The modern evolution of reggae began with ska in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Doo-Wop! The two had previously worked together in college groups at The University of Wisconsin such as the Wisconsin Singers and a cappella groups the MadHatters and Redefined. When you want this classic style for your next event, check The Bash's database for doo-wop bands in your area. Seeing as they started the 80's/90's they're not exactly "new", but I love the Firebirds. (Love doo-wop? But in Philadelphia, we heard more on the radio, mainly thanks to three of the greatest deejays in rock history: the late Georgie Woods and Hy Lit, and the still-going-strong Jerry Blavat. Condition : Very Good. Upon joining forces as the Brooklyn Bridge, the group issued their self-titled debut album in 1969, scoring their first Top Five hit with the Jimmy Webb composition "Worst that Could Happen." The next day another phone call brought us "Singin Eddie" Velasquez, and two fellow members of the Memo's, Lou Spinelli and Steve D'Onofrio. Since thier beginnings, Brylcream has graced the stages across the Southeast with many ledgendary performers such as The Coasters, Joey D and The Startlighers, Davey Jones and The Monkees, Johnny Maestro and his Brooklyn Bridge, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and many more. In the late 60s, the group returned to its roots with two albums firmly rooted in the doo-wop camp Sands Of Time and Wax Museum featuring covers of doo-wop classics, some of which became hits all over again. The group performs as a trio, quartet, and occasionally a quintet with alternate vocalists Joseph Maize and/or Avist Martin. . Then during the next scene, Ashley Judd takes a brief stroll in Jackson Square in search of her treacherous husband's whereabouts and passes in front of the group as they continue singing Amazing Grace for a few bars. The group formerly known as the Lock City Glee Club was founded in 1965, initially as the Harrison Radiator Men's Glee Club. Formed in 1962, Los Zafiros were a vocal quartet augmented by the guitarist and arranger Manuel Galban. They also hit the Top 40 with "This I Swear" and "Pennies from Heaven". Other doo-wop giants followed: So Much, When You Wish Upon A Star and Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop. After a four-year lull, the group returned with another doo-wop gem, Im On The Outside (Looking In), setting the stage for a monstrous comeback featuring Goin Out Of My Head, Hurt So Bad and Take Me Back.. Their most active recording period was in the 1960s and 70s, and although the duo was inactive for some years, Hatfield and Medley reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003. This led to subsequent appearances on Murphy Brown, Family Matters, the MTV Superbowl Show and a featured role as the singing firemen in the Dennis Quaid, Debra Winger film Wilder Napalm.Over the years the Echoes have had the profound pleasure of performing with many greats from the pantheon of Rock and Roll, such as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Chuck Berry, Richard "Louie Louie" Berry, The Shirelles, Little Anthony, The Coasters, The Penguins, Gene Chandler, The Dixie Cups, The DuPrees, The Crew Cuts, The Chordettes, The Diamonds, Miss Patty Page, The Four Seasons, Tony Orlando, The Moody Blues, Lou Reed and many more. Of special note, this group has had the distinct honor of being the first acappella doo-wop group to perform in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The group has recorded eight albums, including the highly touted seasonal record entitled "Street Carols," which itself has become a holiday classic. Initially, the group started rehearsing in members homes, on porches, subways, and shopping malls, until settling down at Columbia Rehearsal Studios. It is featured in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Concert schedules for all The Doo Wop Project concerts are refreshed on a regular basis. and The G-Clefts book. The Doo Wop Project tour dates has finally been released. A few of Doo Wop's most popular tour albums and songs are found below. When I received this assignment the 20 greatest doo-wop groups I thought it would be fun. Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18, 1939), better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer, songwriter whose work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, rock and R&B styles-and, most recently, straight blues. Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States The Marcels were a doo-wop group known for turning beloved American classical pop songs into rock and roll. It just grabbed me when I was a kid and hasnt let go. The Jarmels. Be the first to know about new tour dates Alerts are free and always will be They enjoyed five more Top Ten R&B hits on Chess from 1955 to 1958, among them "Most of All," "We Go Together," "See Saw," and "Please Send Me Someone to Love," as well as "Ten Commandments of Love." They also needed a musical director. Johnnie & Joe. The group was notable for being one of the few racially integrated musical groups to attain success in the 1950s. But The Geator With The Heater, which remains his tag today, played almost exclusively what has come to be known as doo-wop, so we heard many great records that werent national hits. Singer-songwriter-producer Arthur Crier, a bass-singing veteran of the doo-wop era who sang on dozens of hit records for artists including Gene Pitney, Curtis Lee, Barry Mann, Ben E. King, and the Halos, died at his home in Warsaw, North Carolina on Thursday, July 22 of an apparent heart attack. Ska skanked in Jamaica's independence in 1960. The original group dissolved in 1963, but re-united eleven years later (without Jackie Taylor), for what would become their last charted record, "Where Have They Gone? Doo Wop Hits Of The '50s & '60s Play album More actions Listeners 319 Scrobbles 858 Join others and track this album Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account Sign Up to Last.fm Length 52 tracks Release Date 31 July 2008 Do you know any background info about this album? Subsequent singles like "Blessed Is the Rain" and "Your Husband--My Wife" failed to recapture the debut's success, however, and albums like The Second Brooklyn Bridge and 1970's Day Is Done also fared poorly; while the group's contract with the Buddah label ended in the wake of 1972's Bridge in Blue, they continued performing live throughout the decades to follow, although by the 1990s only Maestro and Ferrara remained from the original lineup. Wildwood stakes a claim as the birthplace of rock and roll because Bill Haley And The Comets first performed Rock Around The Clock there in 1954. It's not a question that can be answered easily. The groups first single and album, She Cried with lead singer Jay Traynor, fit solidly into the doo-wop camp, as did follow-up single This Is It. But when Jay Black took over as lead, the groups doo-wop ties lessened. Woods, the man with the goods, broke You Send Me by Sam Cooke, named Jerry Butler The Ice Man because he was so cool and coined the phrase blue-eyed soul for The Righteous Brothers. Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band, founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. They put a classified ad in a local paper, and waited to see if there was any response. The latter group got signed to music-biz impresario George Gouldner's End Records. With the amazing success of the musical hit "Jersey Boys" touring throughout the country, and the even more recent emergence of "Straight No Chaser" into the marketplace, the a cappella Doo Wop sound has never been more in the forefront. In 1956 the G-Clefs recorded their first hit Ka Ding Dong. Among the Ronettes' most famous songs are "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love You", "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up", and "Walking in the Rain", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The group is able to sing and perform acapella as well as with music. Now Im going to cheat a little. The band, also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets (and variations thereof), was the earliest group of white musicians to bring rock 'n' roll to the attention of America and the rest of the world. As of 2009, the Elegants are still performing at concerts . Zoom Zoom Zoom by The Collegians (kids stompin so hard, youd swear the floor was gonna give); Trickle Trickle by The Videos (years before there were videos); Whos That Knocking by The Genies (boom boom boom bang bang bang); Tonite, Tonite by The Mello-Kings (the perfect grind song); My True Story and What Time Is It by The Jive Five (better hurry up and put my tie on); Book Of Love by The Monotones (yeah); Peanuts by Little Joe and The Thrillers (left me shell shocked sorry); Imagination by The Quotations (gimmeimamamagination); Could This Be Magic? and Dont Ask Me (To Be Lonely) by The Dubs; In the 1950s, Philadelphia became a home base for the street-corner vocalization style known as doo-wop. It's a broad spectrum of all the music we grew up with, and when you go on stage as these performers, you are taken back to . The original members of the Du Droppers were Junior Ginyard on lead, Willie and Harvey Ray on tenor and baritone, and Eddie Hashow on bass (soon replaced by Bob Kornegay). Beneath the humor the songs often made incisive points about American culture for those willing to dig a little deeper. That said, who are best doo-wop groups of all time? Doo-wop could be sung anywhere, by anyone, at any time. The Five Satins are an American doo-wop group, best known for their 1956 million-selling song, "In the Still of the Night." The Diamonds The Diamonds, from Toronto, were a terrific group. Fuqua, the nephew of Charlie Fuqua of the Ink Spots, left in 1958. The Chantels - first female supergroup- still performing Channels - Earl Lewis & group still rockin' Persuasions - Keeping Acapella alive for 40 years . After recording demos at Bell Sound studios in New York the group started to offer these to interested parties. I had this album by The Spaniels when I was a kid. The song has been covered since, but even Janis Joplin couldnt match the vocal of soprano high-schooler Arlene Smith. In this case the tune was "Can't Do Sixty No More" answering the Dominos massive hit of "Sixty Minute Man". These Philadelphians make up one of the most underrated vocal groups in Rock history. Baritone Sean Devine, whose smooth vocals melt hearts the world over, and newest member Juan Del Castillo, re-creator of all of those soaring 50s first tenor lines, bring their freshness and talent to an already solid foundation of a cappella tradition. The group's tenor was Cleveland Duncan. However, in the winter of 2007 the perfect mix of members emerged! Their music seems to appeal to all ages -- some people are taken back to younger days and simpler times, while others just appreciate the pure sounds and vocal intricacies of tight a cappella harmonies. They were originally called the Crazy Sounds, but were renamed by disc jockey Alan Freed as the Moonglows. Reaching back through the years, MC6 will bring your doo-wop favorites from the 50's and 60's to the stage in a way you've never heard before. We were the opening act for the main groups, Mixed Company and The Emery's. We have the credentials to prove it! Doo -Wop may be a style that has long been forgotten by the contemporary charts but it's a style that still holds a place in many people's hearts. For the last 26 years, North Shore Acappella has entertained and excited thousands of listeners throughout the Boston area, adding an experienced blend of harmony, rhythm and tempo to songs from the 40's right up through today. The '60s pop outfit Brooklyn Bridge was led by Johnny Maestro, the former frontman of the Crests. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Quiet Storm is a vocal harmony group specializing in Classic and Contemporary Rhythm and Blues and Soul. Between 1958 and 1960, this group from the Bronx gave us a string of unforgettable performances, starting with the doo-wop anthem "I Wonder Why." The revival of the 1937 smash "Where Or When" was the group's biggest, reaching No. The Oakaleers practiced on street corners for a couple of years. Brylcream got it1s start in 1992 with Tommy "Cool T" Welter, John "Wopp" Mina, Richard "Richie" Beattie, Gary "G Man" Groneman, and Roy "Wolfman" Conklin. But their catalog is one of doo-wops finest, led by the definitive version of doo-wops definitive ballad, Gloria. Throw in Peek-A-Boo, on which the group out-Coastered the Coasters (Look in the dark, you see my face aaaaaaaaaaaaa! The members were: Lawrence Coxson (lead tenor), Irving Turner (tenor and baritone), Earl Hurley (first and second tenor and bongos), Norris "Bunky" Mack (bass, piano, guitar, and drums), and another tenor named Gavin. The biggest, of course, was the groups signature song, Maybe, which became one of doo-wops signature songs, as well. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. Referring to New York City, he called it New York, New York, the city so nice, they had to name it twice., Lit was the main man on WIBG Radio 99, the 50,000-watt Philly giant that issued a Top 99 list each week and played every one of those records, plus new releases. No Top 40 there. and the G-Clefs: The Saga of America's last original Doo-Wop group from the 1950's still performing eBook : Devlin, Michael: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store Continue without accepting Select Your Cookie Preferences Sentiment Score 8.9. In 1962 George Paxton, the owner of Coed Records, heard the group and liked their sound. Last year, in an outdoor concert, I had the pleasure of seeing doo-wop legends The Duprees and Vito and The Salutations perform live. 9. You just know it when you hear it. Buzz Buzz Buzz by The Hollywood Flames (great great great); Rama Lama Ding Dong by The Edsels (more cowbell! 1, and one of the great lead voices in rock history in Tony Williams. The members consist of Jerome Alexander, Arzia Harris, Barth Phillips, and Reginald Ringo. He couldnt follow it up, but Three Steps From The Altar and Our Anniversary were valiant attempts. Start here! Doo-Wop! In 1956 the G-Clefs recorded their first hit Ka Ding Dong. 11 on the national charts. Wanting a name more regal than the Chesters, the label rechristened them the Imperials. They have appeared with and have opened shows for Earl Lewis & the Channels, Speedo & The Cadillacs, Arlene Smith & the Chantels, Lenny Coco & The Chimes, The Duprees, Randy & The Rainbows, The Emotions, The Devotions, The Dubs, Larry Chance & The Earls, Freddie Scott, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, Emil Stucchio & the Classics, The Jive Five, The Passions, The Fireflies, The Harptones, The Monotones, Vito Piccone & the Elegants, The Five Discs , the Quotations, Kenny Vance and the Planotones, The Legends of DooWop and The Temptations. The nation heard it on Phillys Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark. Tommy Lockhart, the fifth member lives in New York. Their children's series, "Doo-Wop & Lollipops," has won numerous awards, including the Parent's Choice Gold Award and the Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award. Growing up, they all idolized local residents, the Spaniels, of "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" fame. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You", written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup", co-written by Macaulay with Mike d'Abo, at the time the lead vocalist with Manfred Mann. More than a decade after they began, Royce Reynolds, whose solid bass vocals create the Cats' musical foundation, and Mando Fonseca, the second tenor always ready with a pun or quick quip, have the ease of familiarity which make their camaraderie and vocal play radiate from the stage. Two years later, they backed longtime fan Paul Simon on his Hearts and Bones project. The hit was the impeccable I Only Have Eyes For You, with the haunting background of dobop, dobop or whatever it is. Doo-Wop! But pianos were starting to disappear from a lot of venues so a guitar was a good alternative. In 1960, the group known as the Four Lovers evolved into the Four Seasons, with Frankie Valli as the lead singer, Bob Gaudio (formerly of the Royal Teens) on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on electric bass and bass vocals. Not only have the New York Times, New York Newsday, the Bergen Record, the Star-Ledger, and the Hartford Courant written about this exciting group, but Silk City has also been the subject of a television news segment on WABC-TV. By combining smooth harmonies with moving rhythms and lively vocal percussion, MC6 showcases a unique sound and a rousing live performance. MC6 is an a cappella performing group founded in 2004 by six friends who love to sing and who share a passion for the power of the human voice. One of the misses was the incredible Lovers Never Say Goodbye., Frankie Lymon was just 13 when he wrote and recorded one of the all-time classic rock and roll hits, Why Do Fools Fall In Love? The Teenagers had other hits, but their legacy of doo-wop classics also includes the non-charting but heavily played Paper Castles and Out In The Cold Again.. The group was named by Fred Johnson's younger sister Priscilla, after a popular hair style of the day, the marcel wave. The Coasters' parlayed their R&B roots into rock and roll hits by delivering Leiber and Stoller's serio-comic tunes in an uptempo doo-wop style. They are exploring this doo wop music and their parents are remembering it. Their 19611964 chart hits, including "There's No Other (Like My Baby)", "Uptown", "He's Sure the Boy I Love", "He's a Rebel", "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" and "Then He Kissed Me", featured three successive female lead singers, and were all produced by Phil Spector. Leiber and Stoller's witty, street-smart "playlets" were sung with sly, clowning humor by the Coasters and accompanied by the hot, honking "yakety sax" of King Curtis. Have a look at the calendar below and locate an event to attend. They were unique among vocal groups in that they had three lead singers amongst Ignacio Elejalde and his sweet, high tenor, Eduardo Elio Hernandez, Miguel Cancio and Leoncio 'Kike' Morua. In 1957, they gave us two doowop greats, Long Lonely Nights and Tear Drops. The next year they followed with Try The Impossible. In Philly, Maybe Youll Be There, Just Suppose, Cold Gray Dawn and Im Sorry Pillow were other great ballads in heavy rotation, while the uptempo Glad To Be Here and The Clock, the flip of Long Lonely Nights, also were Philly favorites. The group is best known for its classic chart-topping 1962 hit, "Do You Love Me", a million-selling single that became a major hit all over again in 1988. The Drifters The greatest of them all? The first time The Cat's PJs ever performed together was for the 2005 Oreo Cookie Jingle competition. They constantly perform for visiting corporate conventions and destination planners; doing everything from singing people off and on tour busses, to opening meetings and getting corporate executives out of their seats to the Motown sound or an Elvis tune. They have appeared on FOX, ABC,CBS,NBC and have appeared in People Magazine, Washingtonian,Wall Street Journal, Southern Living and more. Even if you don't know the group by name, if you're the tiniest bit familiar with doo wop you'll still probably recognize Randy & the Rainbows' single "Denise." A Top Ten hit, it's one of those feel-good songs that continue to turn up on compilations of the best music from the 1960s. Members of many groups come and go, but these two are tied tightly together by lead singer-songwriter James Sheppard. Many of your favorites and mine will be left out due to space limitations. They were a success from the moment they appeared and my job was to support them and perfect and develope the sound.". pop, doo-wop, ragtime and American folk music. Well before the onslaught of rock and roll, The Clovers were topping the charts with 19 Top 10 hits between 1951 and 1956, most of which were covered later. At least we thought it did. Highlighted Features. . 16 Candles was followed by many other big hits, but my personal favorite was a B-side, Gee (But Id Give The World). What an ending. Frank Zappa, that exemplar of what happens if you study L.A. doo-wop too deeply, gets to the prime meat of the musical matter in his 1989 opus, The Real Frank Zappa Book, when he speaks of his compositions using "stock modules" to create aural textures, among them sounds derived from "Twilight Zone," "Mister Rogers," cornball band-leader Lester Lanin, "and things that sound either exactly like . This group had all the bases covered with three black members (one female), one Puerto Rican and one Italian-American. The producer of the Lute sessions was Marshall Lieb, who had a hit in 1960 as a singer with the Hollywood Argyles on the song "Alley Oop", and the Mar-Keys provided instrumental accompaniment. A Brief History of Doo-Wop The origins of doo-wop trace back to the 1930s and 1940s, when popular groups like the Mills Brothers simulated the sounds of reed and string instruments with their voices. Todd Baptista . I see a need for a special place were fans can find where their favorite artists are performing. The Mighty Echoes were founded at the Olio Theater in Los Angeles in 1986 at the end of a long running musical by Harvey Shield 1284: The Pied Piper. Billboard magazine wrote: "Universally hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop music history, the Flamingos defined doo wop at its most elegant and sophisticated. Its members--Michael Arnone, Joe Santollo, John Salvato and Tom Bialoglow--were students at William L. Dickinson High School. They are still performing today to sold out shows and standing ovations throughout The U.S.A. and Canada. Reunion was formed in the spring of 1981, when members of two disbanded street-corner groups, (the Chime-Times and the Memo's) joined together to drink some beer and sing some songs. Formed in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, The Arrogants performed on street corners and at show clubs and dances in New York City's vibrant Doo-wop scene of the early nineteen sixties. Jay and the Americans. All you needed were some voices, but a street corner was an added bonus. The Moonglows disbanded in the '60s, then reunited in 1972 with Fuqua, Lester, Graves, Doc Williams, and Chuck Lewis. The members only . Silk City is one of Manhattan's finest acappella vocal groups specializing in the group harmony sound of the 50's and early 60's. The Elegants is an American doo-wop vocal group, that was started in 1958 by Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa, Frank Tardogno, Carmen Romano and James Moschella in South Beach, Staten Island, New York. The award-winning group offers a continuously fresh repertoire of hundreds of popular hits that cover the last five decades. Danny & the Juniors are a doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania originally consisting of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Joe Terranova. Then, around 1948, they ran into a couple of guys who also sang on the corner: Eddie Rich (first tenor) and Frederick "Money Guitar" Johnson (baritone and guitar). Interestingly, Johnson, a lefty, taught himself to play a right-handed guitar held upside down. They are all committed to singing many songs that other groups won't even touch. Among the most seminal R&B and doo wop groups of all time, the Moonglows' lineup featured some of the genre's greatest pure singers. . Jersey based group from the 60's had a loyal following in the area but never enjoyed the national success they desereved. Today Doo-wop music is popular among college a cappella vocal groups. Rising as it did out of two separate traditions -- urban R&B and pop vocal groups -- doo-wop often walked a fine line between throwing a knowing elbow jab into its listeners' sexuality and whispering sweet nothings in their ears. After gaining initial fame for their performance at Woodstock, made possible with the help of their friend Jimi Hendrix, the group hosted Sha Na Na, a syndicated . Led by the velvety-voiced Sonny Til, their groups first effort, Its Too Soon To Know topped the R&B charts and hit No. No instruments. The Orioles became major stars and Til was a genuine heartthrob, but, despite prolific recording, there were no more hits until 1953, when Crying In The Chapel topped the R&B charts and hit No. And Im talking about the real Jersey Shore: The Wildwoods, Ocean City, Margate, Stone Harbor, Avalon. Members Arthur Venosa and Vito Picone wrote a song . The Tokens are well-known for one giant hit song that they put on the charts in late 1961, and the members of the group continued on in the music business in various capacities following the success of that hit. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The group traveled to London as ambassadors for Southern Comfort recently. The Weavers recorded it as Wimoweh before the Tokens picked up on it and recorded their own spirited version of the song for RCA in 1961. Today, the Boss with the Hot Sauce continues spinning those oldies in the Philly area, particularly the Jersey Shore. 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