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List Of Doo-wop Musicians
This is a list of doo-wop musicians. A *The Accents *The Ad Libs * The Alley Cats * Lee Andrews & the Hearts * The Angels * The Aquatones *The Ardells *The Avons B *Hank Ballard * The Belmonts *The Blenders *The Blue Jays * The Bop Chords *The Bobbettes * The Bosstones * The Buccaneers C * The Cadets *The Cadillacs *The Capitols *The Capris *The Cap-Tans *The Cardinals *The Casinos *Jimmy Castor *Gene Chandler *The Channels *The Chantels *The Charms * The Charts *The Checkers *The Chevrons *The Chiffons *The Chimes *The Chips *The Chordettes *The Chords (US band) *The Classics *The Cleftones *The Clovers * The Collegians *The Contours *The Corsairs * The Counts * Don Covay and the Goodtimers *The Crests *The Crows *The Crystals *The Cues * The Cufflinks D * The Danleers *Danny & the Juniors *The Darts *The Del Satins *The Del-Vikings *The Dells *The Delta Rhythm Boys * The Demensions *The Devotions *The Diamonds *Dante & the Evergreens * Dion * Dion and the Belmonts *Don a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doo-wop
Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a genre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s, mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles. It features vocal group harmony that carries an engaging melodic line to a simple beat with little or no instrumentation. Lyrics are simple, usually about love, sung by a lead vocal over background vocals, and often featuring, in the bridge, a melodramatically heartfelt recitative addressed to the beloved. Harmonic singing of nonsense syllables (such as "doo-wop") is a common characteristic of these songs. Gaining popularity in the 1950s, doo-wop was "artistically and commercially viable" until the early 1960s, but continued to influence performers in other genres.Hoffmann, FRoots of Rock: Doo-Wop In ''Survey of American Popular Music'', modified for the web by Robert Birklin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cadets (doo Wop)
The Cadets were an American doo-wop group, formed in Los Angeles, California, United States. The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin "Ted" Taylor, Aaron Collins, Glendon Kingsby, and Will "Dub" Jones. In 1955, the group auditioned for Modern Records, and were accepted. The group decided to switch to the popular R&B style, with the exception of Kingsby, who left to continue in gospel music. Career Modern came up with the name The Cadets, and the group released their first single, " Don't Be Angry"/"I Cry". Collins led the A side while Taylor led the flip side. The group followed with several more singles. One of them was slated to be a cover of The Feathers' "Why Don't You Write Me?" Modern worried that this single may compete with "Don't Be Angry", so it was recorded on their subsidiary label, RPM Records, and was credited to "The Jacks". Davis led "Why Don't You Write Me?", and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Checkers (American Band)
The Checkers were an American doo-wop group formed in 1952. Bill Brown formed the Checkers after leaving the Dominoes. The Members were John Carnegie (Lead 1), Charlie White (lead 2) from The Clovers, James Turner "Buddy" Brewer (Baritone), Irwin "Teddy" Williams (Tenor), and Bill Brown (Bass) The Checkers The group was active from 1952 to 1955 when they would break up, only recording records on King Records and their subsidiary Federal Records. The most notable aspect of the group was their constantly changing sound. King kept on releasing bands under the pseudonym of "The Checkers" until the mid 70s. Career The group formed on 119th Street in Harlem in February 1952. Then it was just John and Irwin and other unknown members. Their name was chosen because they were fans of the Dominoes. James would soon join as well. Other members of the group at times were Eddie Harris, Perry Heyward, and "Little" David Baughan. After changing their roster quite often and performing o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Charts (American Group)
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). They acquired a manager, Les Cooper, who had previously been a member of various R&B groups, and who changed their name to The Charts. They were signed to the Everlast label, owned by Bobby Robinson's brother Danny, who released their first single "Deserie" in May 1957. The song's authorship was credited to Cooper and Johnson, although singer Joe Grier later claimed that he had written the song along with the group's other material. The record was No. 3 on the national R&B charts, and was later featured on many compilations of doo-wop classics. After a few more singles for Everlast, the original Charts disbanded in 1958 when Grier went into the service. On his retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otis Williams And The Charms
Otis Williams and the Charms were an American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s, who were originally billed as The Charms. Williams is not related to Otis Williams of The Temptations. Career Otis Williams (born June 2, 1936, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States) attended Withrow High School in Cincinnati, and in 1952 joined an existing singing group in the school when one of its members was sick. The other original members were Bob Smith (tenor) (later replaced by Donald Peak), Rolland Bradley (tenor), Joe Penn (baritone/tenor), and Richard Parker (bass; December 31, 1936 – September 24, 2018). The group, which Williams named The Charms, performed "Rags to Riches" in the Withrow Minstrels in May 1954, where they were seen in the opening show by Syd Nathan of King Records. Nathan only wanted to sign Williams, but Williams insisted on taking the rest of the group along. They signed immediately to a subsidiary label, Rockin' Records, based in Florida and owned by Henry Stone ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chantels
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Channels
The Channels were an American doo wop group from New York City. History An R&B/soul group of the 1950s, The Channels formed in 1955 around the singers Larry Hampden, Billy Morris, and Edward Dolphin; they started as a quintet with two additional part-time members, but soon after they permanently added Earl Michael Lewis and Clifton Wright, formerly of The Lotharios. Lewis was the group's main songwriter, writing (among others) their regional hit ''"The Closer You Are" (1956).'' The Channels recorded for record labels Gone, Fury, Port, Hit, Enjoy, and Groove. The lineup changed several times over the course of the group's lifetime. They enjoyed significant regional success on the East Coast but never charted a major nationwide hit. Other notable (though not nationally charted) singles include "Bye Bye Baby" b/w "My Love Will Never Die," "That's My Desire," "The Gleam in Your Eye," "Anything You Do," and "You Can Count On Me." Legacy "The Closer You Are" was included in Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Chandler
Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon; July 6, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for his most successful songs, "Duke of Earl" and " Groovy Situation", and his association with the Dukays, the Impressions, and Curtis Mayfield. Chandler is a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee and a recipient of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award. He is one of the few singers to achieve chart success spanning the doo-wop, rhythm and blues, soul and disco musical eras, with some top-40 pop and R&B chart hits between 1961 and 1986. Chandler was inducted as a performer into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame on August 24, 2014. In 2016, he became a double inductee in the R&B Music Hall of Fame with his induction as an R&B music pioneer. Early years Chandler was born Eugene Drake Dixon in Chicago on July 6, 1937. He attended Englewood High School on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Castor
James Walter Castor (January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B, and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "The Bertha Butt Boogie", and his biggest hit single, the million-seller "Troglodyte (Cave Man)." Castor has been described as "one of the most sampled artists in music history" by the BBC. Musical career He was born in Manhattan, New York, United States. He started a group called Jimmy and the Juniors, who in 1956 recorded the original version of "I Promise to Remember", which according to Castor Mercury Records did not want to promote. George Goldner had the famous doo-wop group The Teenagers record it and it became their third hit single. Later, Castor was asked to join the Teenagers. In late 1966, he released "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You". As a solo artist and leader of The Jimmy Castor Bunch (TJCB) in the 1970s, Castor released several successful albums a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Casinos
The Casinos was a nine-member doo-wop group from Cincinnati, Ohio, led by Gene Hughes and which included Bob Armstrong, Ray White, Mickey Denton, and Pete Bolton. Ken Brady performed with the group, taking over for Hughes from 1962 to 1965 as lead singer. Pete Bolton was replaced at the time by Jerry Baker. Brady left the group to perform as a solo artist and Hughes returned, at which time the Casinos became a nine-piece group. They are best known for their John D. Loudermilk-penned song "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", which hit No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1967, well after the end of the doo-wop era. The Casinos were playing in a Cincinnati club where WSAI disc jockey Tom Dooley liked to visit. Dooley had a song he wanted to record but needed a band to provide the music. The Casinos had been getting great reaction to "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" at the club and wanted to record it. Dooley offered to pay for studio time at Cincinnati's King Records Studio for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cardinals
The Cardinals were an American R&B group of the 1950s. Sharing a legacy with the Orioles, The Cardinals are remembered as one of the best R&B ballad acts to come out of Baltimore. Origins The Cardinals’ career began in 1946 (one year before The Orioles) when Leon Hardy and Meredith Brothers convinced Donald Johnson to join them in harmony on the corner of Gay Street and Forest. Johnson drafted his friend Ernie Warren to round out a quartet and the new group on the block became The Mellotones. They did the usual round of Baltimore bars and nightclubs for experience, singing the songs of black and white pop groups such as The Fortunes, The Ink Spots, and The Ames Brothers. They picked up a fifth member, Jack Aydelotte, when he and they were separately scheduled to perform on The Major Baumgartner Show, a local TV talent show. They never got on the air as the show ran overtime, but thanks to the booking they now had five members including an accompanist (Jack also played guitar). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cap-Tans
The Cap-Tans were an American R&B group formed in Washington, D.C., in 1948. Originally known as the Buddies, the ensemble was managed by impresario Lillian Claiborne, who helped establish the Cap-Tans regionally. Checkered with disbandments and line-up changes, major commercial success eluded the group for most of its career; however, several of their songs were later covered by notable doo-wop bands such as the Ravens and the Crows. As a result, the Cap-Tans' material has remained in the conscience of R&B enthusiasts. History Prior to the Cap-Tans, the group initially promoted themselves as the Buddies, with a line-up that featured Floyd Bennett (first tenor), Alfred "Buddy" Slaughter (second tenor), Lester Fountain (baritone, guitar) and Sherman Buckner (tenor lead). Bennett and Slaughter first teamed up in a post-World War II trio that attempted, but failed to negotiate a recording contract while in New York City. After the third member departed, Bennett and Slaughter recrui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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