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Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music, broadly characterized as classic rock and pop rock, from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music.
This is a list of doo-wop musicians. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A The Accents The Ad Libs The Alley Cats Lee Andrews ...
Both sides—the harmony-filled "I Only Want You" and the beautiful Billy Dawn Smith ballad "This Is My Love" –vied for radio play and sales throughout the states. [1] They were managed by Jim Gribble, who managed several doo-wop groups including the Mystics and The Jarmels, and worked with producer songwriter Stan Vincent. [2]
Pages in category "Doo-wop songs" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 16 Candles (song) A.
[1] [3] Hendrson arranged a record deal with Philadelphia's Casino Records, and their first release "Trickle Trickle" is considered a doo-wop classic. [1] [2] The record did not chart on Billboard, but did hit #90 on Cashbox. [3] Before the next single could be recorded, Ronald Cussey had been diagnosed with leukemia and Ronnie Woodhall had died.
The ' 50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3]: 204 and the "ice cream changes" [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...
A music video was produced, directed by Todd Hallowell. British singer Rod Stewart recorded the song with Eric Clapton for Stewart's 2004 album Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III . Their version was released as a single in early 2005 and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in the US.
The Five Keys were an American rhythm and blues vocal group who were instrumental in shaping this genre in the 1950s. [1]They were formed with the original name of Sentimental Four in Newport News, Virginia, US, in the late 1940s, and initially consisted of two sets of brothers - Rudy West and Bernie West, and Ripley Ingram [2] and Raphael Ingram. [3]