The Top Ten Biggest Doo-Wop Hits Of All Time

[Mad Dawg]

DUM
Shoo bop shoo boedy Bop

[Kid Shelleen]

How about a song about Doo - Wop songs ??

Who Put The Bomp - Barry Mann

[riverdawg]

I grew up with beach music in Virginia and North Carolina. I saw General Johnson sing many times with Chairmen of the Board along the east coast. But doo wop predates beach music by about 10 years and obviously was a strong influence on it.

[Fresh Wind]

In keeping with the season...

The Penguins-A Christmas Prayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBJLhOB8O0A

[Lancey Howard]

Thanks for the references!

I have a tough time drawing the line between straight rock & roll, regular ballads, and “doo-wop”. For example, I also considered for my list:

Casinos - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Duprees - You Belong To Me
Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me
Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise
Gene Vincent - Be Bop A Lula
Silhouettes - Get A Job

Along with some songs by Tommy Edwards, Little Anthony, Sam Cooke, Barbara Lewis, and Freddie Scott.
I love the songs from that era, but then, I’m pretty old.

FRegards,
LH

[Fresh Wind]

Annie Had A Baby-Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqcOsy2xgvk

Sixty Minute Man-Billy Ward and the Dominoes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQuNY3XFI0

[Lancey Howard]

You really should listen to Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme do their version of ‘Black Hole Sun’ (Soundgarden):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBZ5bJPDRDs

I love ‘Loungeapalooza’ !

[trisham]

Great thread!

[driftless2]

For the record, I never liked Pat Boone much. Sounded too much like the regular pop singers who sang the standards I hated at that time. Ditto for all the milquetoast “rockers” who took over in the early sixties after the initial rock and rollers died or flamed out. I liked the little rougher, bluesier type rock and rollers for the most part. Early Elvis over late Elvis. But I still like some of garage-sounding bands as simple as they were.

[Fresh Wind]

The Coasters-Three Cool Cats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJJtX0JaROs

[JoeProBono]

Gene Chandler’s ‘Duke of Earl

[trisham]

Romeo and Juliet-I remember that song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycCZX-olchU

[Gay State Conservative]

The ten best? I'd have trouble deciding on the hundred best.I have a CD collection (mostly ones that I burned myself) which contains about 3000 songs.Ninety five percent of those songs are from the 50’s and 60’s...the two greatest decades *ever* for music.

[Fresh Wind]

The Reflections-Rocket to the Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QgqbL8TlNw

[Revolting cat!]

We agree then. Interestingly enough, none other than Chris Isaac once said he liked Pat Boone. Maybe he was joking, as he often does, but pat had a few good ballads like “Moody River”. The Elvis debate is also interesting. When did Elvis die? There are several schools of thought:

- When he left Sun Records,
- When he went in the Army,
- 2 years after returning from service,
- After the comeback TV special and the Memphis album.

[JoeProBono]

KENNY VANCE AND THE PLANETONES

[Political Junkie Too]

In The Still Of The Night.

Earth Angel.

-PJ

[Fresh Wind]

The Checkers-White Cliffs of Dover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oDcJBHwlqs

[JoeProBono]

;-{)

[Fresh Wind]

Ernie K. Doe-Mother In Law

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcFkUHvlf5A