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The Chaperones. The Chaperones are one of the first American street corner harmony doo-wop groups, formed in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York in the late 1950s. The original members of the group were Tony Amato (lead), Roy Marchesano (first tenor), Tommy Ronca (second tenor), Nick Salvato (baritone) and Dave Kelly (bass).
Originea termenului "Doo-wop" Termenul "doo-wop" a fost utilizat contând fonetic foneme luate efectiv din refrene ale unor cântece care urmau a fi categorisite astfel. Se pot menționa mai ales două cântece care se pot "mândri" ca fiind cele care ar fi generat denominarea, un hit din 1955, "When You Dance" ("Când dansezi") de The Turbans, în care refrenul "doo wop" se poate auzi ...
The '50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1] [2] the doo-wop progression [3] : 204 and the " ice cream changes " [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is: I–vi–IV–V. For example, in C major: C–Am ...
The Cadets. The Cadets were an American doo-wop group, formed in Los Angeles, California, United States. [1] The group began as a gospel group, the Santa Monica Soul Seekers, in the late 1940s. [2] The members were Lloyd McCraw, Willie Davis, Austin "Ted" Taylor, Aaron Collins, Glendon Kingsby, and Will "Dub" Jones. [2]
The Roomates are a doo wop revival group from England founded by Steve Webb. A longtime fan of vintage rock styles, Webb was a fixture on the U.K. rockabilly revival scene in the 1980s, but by 1987, he felt the rockabilly community was losing its spark, and started devoting more time and energy to his passion for the classic vocal group sounds of the '50s and '60s, as personified by Dion and ...
THE ROOMATES STORY. From Kew Gardens, Queens New York, the Roommates were fifteen year old Steve Susskind and Bob Minsky of Russell Sage Junior High. Susskind o riginally sang with a local quartet called the Sparklers, but in 1959 he and Minsky became a duo. Later that year they took second place at a Forest Hills High School competition losing ...
The Camelots (doo wop group) The Camelots were a New York City doo wop group of the 1960s led by Davie Nichols. [1] [2] [3] In 1981, The Camelots reformed with Mike Regan (lead, first and second tenor), Milton Pratt (lead and second tenor ), Ernest Burnside (lead and first tenor), Joe Pitts (lead, second tenor and baritone) and Julius Williams ...
