Posted on 12/15/2012 12:21:10 PM PST by JoeProBono
It's tough to distinguish among those. In my opinion, "doo-wop" features group harmony, so for an opus to be labeled "doo-wop," it would have to have more than one singer. There could be as few as two--The Teen Queens, Marvin & Johnny and Don & Juan are among the duets who waxed some fine "doo-wop" discs.
Dion and the Belmonts...the best of the best.
I love Steve & Eydie, we saw them in Vegas, at the Stardust, right before it was torn down.
I will always count that as one of the great experiences of my life.
I Put the Bomp--Frankie Lymon
One of the first 45s I ever owned was, ‘Go Away Little Girl’. I was probably 8 or so. I literally found the record laying in the street. I loved it!
That deserves to be answered!
By the way, I also loved Steve’s cameo as band manager Maury Sline in ‘The Blues Brothers’:
“Five thousand dollars? Who do you think you are, the Beatles?”
What or who is a doowap
Are you referring to the Jocko that was on A station out of Newark N.J. I think it was WNJR? My memory is dusty & I could be wrong.
“Annie Had a Baby—Hank Ballard & The Midnighters”
That, and their hit Work With Me, Annie generated a whole slew of “Annie” songs such as these:
Annie Pulled a Humbug—The Midnights
I’m the Father of Annie’s Baby—Danny Taylor
Annie’s Answer—The El Dorados
My Name Ain’t Annie—Linda Hayes & Group (the group is the Platters)
Annie Kicked the Bucket—The Nu-Tones
The Wallflower—Etta James & the Peaches
Roll On—The Lamp Lighters
Hey! Henry!—Etta James & the Peaches
Henry’s Got Flat Feet—Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Annie Met Henry—The Champions
The Wallflower—Georgia Gibbs
I have the Flamingos album. I have been trying to get my son to put it on a cd for a long time but to no avail.
No Money--The Blue Diamonds
How about the Drifters White Christmas? It is so good I can listen to it in August.
The Del Vikings did a good version of White Cliffs Of Dover also.
That is TRUTH! To me, rock and roll pretty much ceased to exist after the 60s. Of course, some people think that the junk that came out of the late 70s, 80s, 90s, and the 00s is good. Pity.
Too many of the songs people are posting, while great songs, are oldies but NOT doo-wop.
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