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  1. Credited to Cathy Jean and the Roommates, and promoted by leading radio DJ "Murray the K", the record rose to #12 in the Billboard pop chart in early 1961. The Roommates then had success with their own record, "Glory of Love", a song first recorded in 1936 by Benny Goodman and an R&B chart hit in 1951 for The Five Keys.

    • Jerry Pilgrim, Shelly Wengrovsky, Carlos Rampolla
    • Queens, New York, U.S.
    • 1960–1965, 1970s, present
    • Steve Susskind, Bob Minsky, Jack Carlson, Felix Alvarez, Cathy Jean Giordano
  2. Jan 25, 2016 · The Roommates - Glory Of Love (1961 Doo Wop Gold)

    • Jan 25, 2016
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  4. The Roomates is An English Group not be confused with the American Group from the 50's doing Doo Wop music and also backed up Female singer Cathy Jean. The two groups are often confused because they both sing Doo Wop music just on different sides of the pond. The English group idolized the American Doo Wop groups and have a great following in England. They have a nice smooth sound and are ...

  5. The king of sham-rock was Bill Randle, a Cleveland disc jockey who discovered the Crewcuts and the Diamonds, the two most successful doo-wop groups of the entire decade. Alan Freed's arch-rival, Randle took the Crewcuts to Mercury records in 1954. Originating from Toronto, the group had previously been known as the Canadaires and comprised ...

  6. Doo-wop is a subcategory that focuses on vocal jazz. This includes group harmony, a wide range of vocal parts, scat-like syllables, light or no instrumentation, and R & B rhythms and lyrics. The term doo-wop is derived from the sounds made by providing harmonic background for a lead singer. In The Delta Rhythm Boys’ 1945 recording, “Just A ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Cathy Jean & The Roommates discography and songs: Music profile for Cathy Jean & The Roommates, formed 1960. ... Remember Then: Vocal Group Classics From the Doo Wop ...

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