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The Videos were a short-lived American Doo-wop group. The group was formed in 1957 by five individuals who were each seventeen years old. [1] Charles Baskerville (second tenor) [1] Clarence Bassett (first tenor), previously with The Five Sharps [1] [2]
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.
Doo Wop (That Thing)" was ranked number 49 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2021). In 2023, Billboard named it one of the "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time". The accompanying music video for "Doo Wop (That Thing)" won Hill four awards at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, including the top prize Video of the Year (a first for a ...
This group can be seen on video in a "Fabian's Goodtime Rock & Roll Special" available for viewing on YouTube. In 1982, Schiavo was replaced by the returning Richie Rosato on lead vocals and this group can be seen on YouTube in a doo wop concert held at NYC's famous Studio 54.
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.
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.
"The Longest Time" is a doo-wop song by Billy Joel, released in 1984 as the fourth single from the 1983 album An Innocent Man. Following the theme of the album in paying tribute to Joel's musical influences, the song is presented in the style of Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers.
The Olympics are an American doo-wop group, formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward (August 28, 1940 – December 11, 2006). The group also included Eddie Lewis (tenor, Ward's cousin), Charles Fizer (tenor), Walter Hammond , and Melvin King . With the exception of Lewis, all were friends in a Los Angeles, California, high school.