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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 ...
Particularly productive doo-wop groups were formed by young Italian-American men who, like their black counterparts, lived in rough neighborhoods (e.g., the Bronx and Brooklyn), learned their basic musical craft singing in church, and would gain experience in the new style by singing on street corners. New York was the capital of Italian doo ...
That group broke up after their success with their song Gloria. Another group was formed by their manager Dave Rick. That second group consisted of: Frankie Fox (bass baritone), Sheldon Buchansky (second tenor), Raymond JP Russell (first tenor) and Vito Balsamo (lead, baritone, and falsetto). Balsamo came from an immigrant family: his parents ...
Pages in category "Doo-wop groups" The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 195 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Maurice Williams, the frontman of the doo-wop group the Zodiacs and singer-songwriter behind their 1960 hit song "Stay," has died. He was 86. The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame announced ...
The Duprees are an American musical group of doo-wop style who had a series of top-ten singles in the early 1960s. Their highest-charting single, "You Belong to Me" reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. In 1970, they recorded as The Italian Asphalt & Pavement Company.
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.
Loria and Barbella left the group in 1993. Chance, Tribuzio and Coleman remained as the group's core with a rotation of members rounding out the act. They continued to perform and record and were considered to be popular on the doo wop / oldies revival circuit. [3] In 2008, the group was honored with a place on The Bronx Walk of Fame.