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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 ...
The Videos were a short-lived American Doo-wop group. The group was formed in 1957 by five individuals who were each seventeen years old. [1] Charles Baskerville (second tenor) [1] Clarence Bassett (first tenor), previously with The Five Sharps [1] [2] Ronald Cussey (often given as Cuffey) (lead, second tenor), previously with The Five Sharps ...
The Cadillacs were an American rock and roll and doo-wop group from Harlem, New York, active from 1953 to 1962.The group was noted for their 1955 hit "Speedoo", written by Esther Navarro, which was instrumental in attracting white audiences to black rock and roll performers.
Fans loved the smooth sounds of jazz and catchy doo-opp tunes of the 1950s. This list includes the biggest artists of the time, from Elvis to Nina Simone. 30 Best Songs That Are Classically 1950s
The book "Encyclopedia of Rhythm and Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups" By Mitch Rosalsky, says that Bill Brown died In 1956 and Another Source says Bill Brown died In 1958.(Also according to R&B historian Marv Goldberg, Bill Brown died before the mid-70s) David Baughan died On January 1, 1970, from an accidental fall after a night of drinking.
The Charts were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s, most famous for their recording "Deserie".. The group formed as The Thrilltones in Harlem, New York in 1956, and comprised teenagers Joe Grier (lead), Stephen Brown (first tenor), Glenmore Jackson (second tenor), Leroy Binns (baritone), and Ross Buford (bass).
The Robins were a successful and influential American R&B group of the late 1940s and 1950s, one of the earliest such vocal groups who established the basic pattern for the doo-wop sound. [2] They were founded by Ty Terrell, and twin brothers Billy Richards and Roy Richards. Bobby Nunn soon joined the lineup.
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.