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THE REVIVAL YEARS...William Dell & The Wee Jams
The Wee Jams were founded by William Dell and Barry Haughin in Avonworth Pittsburgh, PA in 1964, as “The In Crowd,"In 1966 changed their name to the Wee Jams.In the fall of 1967, the group signed for...
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CASEY PAXTON...Claridge records
Actor and Singer Casey Paxton (also know as Matthew Reid and David LaRue) is present on Jeff Kreiter's guide of vocal group recordings with ...-Baby, Baby, Go, Go / East is East. Claridge...
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DION & THE BELMONTS ... interview
Interview with the doo wop group Dion & The Belmonts in the late 50's where they are asked about love songs.Save this photo on your computer to read the article in a large size.
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THE THREE DEBS...Crown records?
This time I present four photos of a girl group called THE THREE DEBS.No information have I been able to find about them except that a group with this same name recorded in 1955 for Crown records the...
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THE DYNASTYS...Picture Sleeve
Picture sleeve of the Band from Milwaukee, The Dynastys formed by George Shuput, Duane Schallitz, Dave Maciolock, Kenny Arnold and Jim Serrano present in the Jeff Kreiter's vocal group record guide...
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First time on youtube.
Since I uploaded this song on YouTube I have received a lot of email asking me for information about this recording, as no data about it appears in the doo wop guides or internet sites.Unfortunately I...
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EDDIE HODGES...Cadence records
Child actor Samuel Hodges professionally known as Eddie Hodges is present in the doo wop guides with...-Bandit of My Dreams / Mugmates. Cadence records-1961.More information at;...
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PHOTO...Jimmy & The Crestones
Rare photo of Jimmy & The Crestones, not in their best condition, but difficult to see in this full format, since those that appear on the internet are usually cut.Click to enlargue.More...
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THE ROOMATES...promoting..."My Foolish Heart"
Article from a 1961 magazine with nice pictures of The Roomates on Valmor records with girl fans promoting in the street their new song "My Foolish Heart".Click to enlarge...
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Doo Wop from El Salvador
Today this post is aimed at fans of Latin music or those looking for Spanish versions of doo wop songs.This is a rare recording to find, this is the Spanish version of the classic 1961 Tokens song...
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RICHIE MARSH & THE HOODWINKS
Richard Elvern Marsh was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1937. In 1961 he moved to California where he got a temporary job helping to dig a pool. The owner of the pool is Darla Hood, a child actress...
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PHOTO...The Four Buddies
Here you can see, I think for the first time, the full photo of the white group The Four Buddies in Coral records.Remember click to enlarge.This is the second publicity photo that I have seen of this...
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THE DON RIDDELL FOUR
From UK...THE DON RIDDELL FOUR.Present in the US Jeff Kreiter Vocal Group Record guide with...-Girl of My Best Friend / Don't Be Cruel. General American records-1965.LISTEN...
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THE CASTLE KINGS...Atlantic records.
From the Complete Book of Doo Wop...THE CASTLE KINGS.Guitarist Ed Adlum had the idea to write a scary song together with Phil Spector, they presented it to Atlantic records and the record label told...
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Why do Dion & The Belmonts record old songs instead of original songs?
This week I present another article from 1960 where it is explained why the Dion & The Belmonts group records so many old songs instead of their original songs.Save in the PC for can read the...
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JOEL & THE CONCHORDS...Amber records
Acappella group from New Jersey formed originally by Joel Katz (Lead), Barry Skolachi, Bill Bolgner and Joel Sweitzer.In 1964 recorded the demos "Moonlight in Vermont / Hurry Home. released in 1967 on...
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DARLA HOOD...Encino & Acama records
Darla Jean Hood (She was born in Leedey, Oklahoma, November 8, 1931 - June 13, 1979) was an American child actress, best known as the leading lady in the Our Gang series from 1935 to 1941. She made her...
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1960 ORIGINAL CONCERT HANDBILL FLYER.
Rare promotional poster for the concert that was held in 1960 at the Paramount Theater in New Heaven with performances, among others, by white groups such as The Passions, The Mello Kings and Dion...
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JIMMY JAMES & THE CANDY CANES
Country music singer Jimmy James (born James Hines, Montreal 1935) is featured in The Complete book of Doo wop with his 1958 recording for Columbia records as ...JIMMY JANES & THE CANDY...
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REVIVAL YEARS...Joel & The Dymensions
In 1991 three veteran singers of the doo wop music Joel Katz, Johnny Maestro and Bobby Jay decided to meet to record a music CD (because in those days the CD format was prevailing on vinyl) and thus...
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