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The Heartbeats recently consisted of original members Wally Roker (bass) and Vernon Sievers (baritone), lead vocalist Walter Crump, and two members of the 1980s lineup of Shep & The Limelites, Ron Bassett (second tenor) and Randy Reid (first tenor). Original first tenor Albert Crump died of cancer on October 3, 2012, at age 75.
The song is an ode to a girl on her 16th birthday, and it’s one of the most recognizable tracks of the doo-wop era. The 1984 John Hughes movie Sixteen Candles was reportedly taken from the song ...
Delaney had had a career in musical comedy and was interested in singing with the group. They started making "demo" recordings of some of the Aquatones' old music. The result was a new CD, released on Debra Records. The CD included performances from the original Aquatones — Dave Goddard, Gene McCarthy and Larry Vannata.
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 song appeared originally on the group's second 45rpm single, "The Wind" b/w "Baby Be Mine" (Fortune Records). [1] The lyrics describe a man who feels the summer wind blow as he thinks about a lover who left him. [2] In 2007, The Metro Times listed "The Wind" at no. 11 in The 100 Greatest Detroit Songs list - which was the November 11 cover ...
The original recording of the song remained an enduring hit single for much of the 1950s, and it is now considered to be one of the definitive doo-wop songs. In 2005, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry , deeming it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important."
I Need You (Paris Hilton song) I Really Love You; I Want You (Janet Jackson song) I Won't Say (I'm in Love) I Wonder Why; I'm on the Outside (Looking In) I'm So Young; In My Room; In the Still of the Night (The Five Satins song) It's Still Rock and Roll to Me; It's Too Late (Carole King song) It's Too Soon to Know
Featured lead singer was Vito Balsamo, who also performed with the DelVons and The Kelloggs. In the early 1990s, Balsamo participated in a doo-wop nostalgia tour, performing as Vito Balsamo and the Cavaliers: this band included some former members of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers (whose big hit was "Last Kiss" in 1964). [5]