Those are all good choices. My favorite Lenny Welch tune is Rocket to the Moon (1958), and my favorite by the Rays is Tippity Top, from early 1956. If you flip "Silhouettes" over, you'll hear Daddy Cool (1957).
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