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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 ...
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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.
The Flamingos are an American doo-wop group formed in Chicago in 1953. The band became popular in mid-to-late 1950s and are best known for their 1959 cover version of "I Only Have Eyes for You". They have since been hailed as being one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop and doo wop music history.
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.
The Passions are an American doo-wop group from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn.. The quintet recorded a few demos in 1958, at which time Tony, Albee and Vinny began looking for replacements who were more career-minded.
The Del Vikings were a multiracial doo-wop group whose hit “Come With Me” peaked at Number 4 on the pop charts. The group met while stationed at the same Air Force Base in Pittsburg, and the ...
The group split up in 1959 and Sheppard went on to form Shep and the Limelites. [1] Roker remained in the music business as a promoter while the other group members went on to other professions. James Sheppard died in his automobile under mysterious circumstances in 1970.