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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.
The Drifters' Golden Hits is a 1968 compilation album by American doo wop/R&B vocal group The Drifters.The collection of the bands' later hits charted at #22 on Billboard's "Black Albums" chart and at #122 on the "Pop Albums" chart.
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.
As an alias of The Mothers of Invention, Ruben and the Jets played doo-wop [2] and experimental pop songs. [8] Although the Mothers of Invention's "Jets" recordings generally tried faithfully reproduce the sound of 1950s doo-wop and rock and roll, [2] the arrangements included quotes from Igor Stravinsky pieces and unusual chord changes and tempos.
The Silhouettes were formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, in 1956, at first using the name The Thunderbirds. [1] Their classic hit "Get a Job" – originally the B-side to "I Am Lonely" – was issued by their manager, Kae Williams, on his own Junior Records label [1] before being sold to the nationally distributed Ember label in late 1957. [4]
The Aquatones are an American doo-wop group that started in the 1950s. [1] The group's lead singer was 17-year-old Lynne Nixon, a soprano who had had formal operatic training. The Aqua-Tones had one Billboard Hot 100 hit, entitled "You", for the Fargo label. [1] Their subsequent releases all failed to reach the Hot 100.
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.
Christian Waldemar "Wally" Roker (April 14, 1937 – December 2, 2015) was an American vocal group singer, best known as a member of The Heartbeats and sometimes called "The Godfather of Doo-Wop". He helped establish Scepter Records, worked in promotion and management for several other record labels, and helped set up the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame.