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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.
Johnny Mason, Lamont Greenfield, John Bowie and Richie Merritt performed on the PBS special Doo Wop 51 in May 2000, which received its first broadcast on the Pittsburgh channel WQED in August, followed by a national release in December. [43] [44] Matthew McQuater died at the age of 73 in Dallas, Texas, on 19 December 2000. [45]
The Flamingos are an American doo-wop group formed in Chicago in 1953. The band became popular in mid-to-late 1950s and are best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". They have since been hailed as being one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop and doo wop music history.
The Original Duprees c.1962 (L to R), John Salvato, Michael Arnone, Joey Canzano, Joseph Santolo and Thomas Bialoglow. The Duprees are an American musical group of doo-wop style who had a series of top-ten singles in the early 1960s.
The original group reformed for one show at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island in 1988. [4] In 1996, The Best of the Danleers: The Mercury Years , was released; the compilation includes all of the group’s singles for Mercury, in addition to unreleased recordings.
The Earls are one of the New York City doo-wop success stories. [3] Discovered singing on the street corner in front of subway station, the Earls took the original black doo-wop street corner harmony sound, and refined and expanded it for new audiences. The Earls were known for their "Baby Talk" styling of their background harmony riffs.
Danny & the Juniors was an American doo-wop and rock and roll vocal group formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally consisting of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Joe Terranova, the group was formed in 1955. They are best known for their 1957 no. 1 hit "At the Hop" and their 1958 follow-up hit "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay". [1]