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The Dovells in 1962. The Dovells were an American doo-wop group, formed at Overbrook High School in Philadelphia in 1957, under the name 'The Brooktones'. [1] The original members were Arnie Silver, Len Borisoff, Jerry Gross (alias Summers), Mike Freda, and Jim Mealey (alias Danny Brooks).
Leonard Warren Borisoff (June 12, 1942 – November 5, 2020), [2] known professionally by the stage name Len Barry, was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, record producer, author, and poet. Life and career
The Electric Indian was a studio group assembled and produced by The Dovells lead singer Len Barry which included Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates fame. [1] Barry had an interest in Native American history, possibly inspired by watching The Lone Ranger TV series as a child. [2] Their best-known song was "Keem-O-Sabe" which charted in 1969.
The Dovells added dance themed lyrics and vocals to their cover of the song and it was released in 1963. Although unrelated to specifically describing the much later music genre of the same name the song has the first known instance of the phrase "hip hop" in a recording, the lyric "...you gotta slop, bop, flip flop, hip hop, never stop".
The vocal group the Dovells, which featured Len Barry as the lead singer, released "Bristol Stomp", which reached No. 2 in late 1961, followed by "Bristol Twistin' Annie," "(Do The New) Continental," "Hully Gully Baby" and other dance-related songs in 1962 and 1963.
The Dovells as the Dovells; Len Barry as Len Barry (of the Dovells) Mike Dennis as Mike Dennis (of the Dovells) Arnie Satin as Arnie Satin (of the Dovells) Jerry Summers as Jerry Summers (of the Dovells) The Carroll Brothers as the Carroll Brothers; Lang Jeffries as Ted Haver; Mari Blanchard as Dulcie Corbin; Georgine Darcy as Madge Albright
"1 - 2 - 3" is a 1965 song recorded by American blue-eyed soul singer Len Barry, who also co-wrote it with John Madara and David White (the latter two produced the recording). The recording's chorus and accompaniment were arranged by Jimmy Wisner. The single was released in 1965 on the American Decca label.
The Dovells released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1961 single "Bristol Stomp". [8] Clark Terry released a version of the song on his 1961 album, Everything's Mellow. Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, and Jack McDuff released a version of the song on their 1962 album, Soul Summit. [9]