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Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, [2] mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
This is a list of doo-wop musicians. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A The Accents The Ad Libs The Alley Cats Lee Andrews ...
Lost Nite, and its sister label Crimson Records, were known for releasing rare and hard-to-find doo-wop and R&B records. Lost Nite was one of the few labels responsible for keeping the doo-wop genre alive during the late 1960s and 1970s. The most popular single released by the label was "There's A Moon Out Tonight" by The Capris.
Genres found on Collectables include doo-wop, rockabilly, rock and roll, pop, rock, funk, jazz, comedy, and blues. Collectables Records released recordings by Johnny "Guitar" Watson, the Cleftones, and other doo wop albums. [2] Collectables Records publishes the 'Priceless Collection' series of budget compilations.
Danny & the Juniors was an American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Originally consisting of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Joe Terranova, the group was formed in 1955.
Bop Doo-Wopp is an album by the Manhattan Transfer, released at the end of 1984 on the Atlantic Records label. Six of the ten tracks on Bop Doo-Wopp are live performances. [1] The album contains the song "Route 66" which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the Burt Reynolds film Sharky's Machine.
Doo-Bop is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. It was recorded with hip hop producer Easy Mo Bee and released posthumously on June 30, 1992, by Warner Bros. Records. The album was received unfavorably by most critics, although it won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance the following year.
Rama Records was a record label founded by George Goldner in 1953 in New York City.It recorded doo-wop groups such as The Crows and The Harptones. [1]Its third release was the one-hit wonder, the song "Gee," by the doo-wop group, The Crows [2] Goldner was able to improve production techniques without destroying the innocent sounds of the early groups.