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  2. The Cadets (group) - Wikipedia

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    The group reformed in the late 1990s, with Davis, Foxx, Randy Jones, and Tommy Turner. This lineup appeared on the PBS special, Doo Wop 51. In 2001, while rehearsing for a show with the Doo Wop Society of Southern California, Jones had to be rushed to the hospital, requiring the other three to perform as a trio at the performance.

  3. Doo-wop - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. The Colts (vocal group) - Wikipedia

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    The Colts is the first black vocal group from Bakersfield to sign with a doo-wop, and R&B production label. They are also the first black vocal group from Kern County to sign a record label, and the first black R&B, and doo-wop vocal group coming out of the Central Valley from Bakersfield that formed around the same time period as the ...

  5. The Penguins - Wikipedia

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    The Penguins were an American doo-wop group from Los Angeles, California, that were active during the 1950s and early 1960s. They are known for their 1954 hit song, "Earth Angel", which was one of the first rhythm and blues songs to cross over to the pop charts. The song would ultimately prove to be their only success.

  6. If This Is It (Huey Lewis and the News song) - Wikipedia

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    The music video for "If This Is It" was filmed in Santa Cruz, California, in June 1984. [8] Huey is seen trying to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend (Janet Cross). [9] He sees her on the beach and at a line of midway amusements with other men, and has a flashback of a romantic night with her.

  7. Kathy Young - Wikipedia

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    Kathy Young with Christian Carrasco, one of the members of the Spanish doo-wop band called The Earth Angels. Kathy Young (born October 21, 1945) [ 1 ] is an American musician; she was a teen pop singer during the early 1960s, whose rendition of " A Thousand Stars ", at age 15, rose to No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100 .

  8. The Charades - Wikipedia

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    The Charades is a doo-wop, r&b group which was mostly active in California in the early to mid-1960s and has released a number of singles on various labels. One of the songs it recorded, which was associated with the surf genre, was "Surf 'n Stomp" on the Northridge label.

  9. The Robins - Wikipedia

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    The Robins were a successful and influential American R&B group of the late 1940s and 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal groups who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound. [2] They were founded by Ty Terrell, and twin brothers Billy Richards and Roy Richards. Bobby Nunn soon joined the lineup.