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The ' 50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes" [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...
Such composers as Rodgers and Hart (in their 1934 song "Blue Moon"), and Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser (in their 1938 "Heart and Soul") used a I–vi–ii–V-loop chord progression in those hit songs; composers of doo-wop songs varied this slightly but significantly to the chord progression I–vi–IV–V, so influential that it is sometimes referred to as the '50s progression.
The Chords were one of the early acts to be signed to Cat Records, a subsidiary label of Atlantic Records. [2] Their debut single was a doo-wop version of a Patti Page song "Cross Over the Bridge", and the record label reluctantly allowed a number penned by the Chords on the B-side. [3]
It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of the Chords, and was released in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock 'n' roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who ...
Their second single "When I Woke Up This Morning" became an East Coast Doo-wop hit in 1957 and was released “Really Love Her So” on the B-side and sold over 75,000 copies. They would be invited back for a second performance at the Apollo, this time performing alongside Fats Domino and Little Richard. They continued to perform on the East ...
The Students were an American doo-wop vocal group, which formed in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, in 1957. [1] Although they only released four sides, two of them – "I'm So Young" and "Every Day of the Week" – became doo-wop standards.
Ray sat down at Frank's piano, played the "Earth Angel" chord changes and immediately came up with the first lyrics for "Memories of El Monte." Frank Zappa took the song to Art Laboe, who loved it. [3] Laboe came up with the idea of adding a section that named doo-wop groups and having the Penguins impersonate their songs. [3]
"It's Too Soon to Know" is an American doo-wop [1] ballad by Deborah Chessler (1923–2012), [2] performed first by The Orioles.It was number one on the American Rhythm and blues charts in November 1948.