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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 ...
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.
Pages in category "Doo-wop songs" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. ... Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop; Silhouettes (The Rays song) Since I Don ...
Two members of the Puerto Rican doo-wop group The Eternals, popular in the late 1950s with Billboard chart hit, talk of the group's contributions to the genre.
The Heartbeats began as a quartet in early 1953 in Jamaica, Queens as "The Hearts", consisting of baritone Vernon Sievers, bass Wally Roker, first tenor Albert Crump, and second tenor Robbie Tatum.
Maurice Williams, the frontman of the doo-wop group the Zodiacs and singer-songwriter behind their 1960 hit song "Stay," has died. He was 86. The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame announced ...
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.