The song rocketed to the top of the charts in 1954 ... also responsible for the 1959 hit “Lollipop.” One of the doo-wop songs that defined the decade was “Only You” by The Platters ...

He dabbled in doo-wop and formed a singing group in high school ... To listen to Smokey Robinson’s best songs is to revisit some of the most adored pop music and R&B ever recorded.

Doo Wop, Pop and Soul Generations (My Music) is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...

In 1962 though, a doo wop group called the Velvet Angels sang some songs a capella into a tape recorder in a hotel room in Minnesota ... In the late 1930s, their lead singer Bill Kenny created a ...

Bear Family's definitive history of Doo-Wop, Street Corner Symphonies. As always ... meaning the groups either had to reinvent older repertoire, or write their own songs. The Cats and The Fiddle, The ...

Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention’s homage to doo-wop demonstrated the composer’s ability to craft perfect pop songs. It was also music that Zappa had a deep respect for. Despite being ...