GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We hope you're enjoying your weekend!We conclude our look at Doo-Wop Music with The Chantels...THE CHANTELSThe Chantels (not to be confused with the reggae group The Chantells) were the second African-American girl group to have nationwide success in the United States, preceded by The Bobbettes. The group was established in the early 1950s and attended St. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
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Friday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
HAPPY FRIDAY P.O.U.! The weekend is finally here!We continue our look at Doo-Wop Music...LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALSLittle Anthony and the Imperials is a rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York, first active in the 1950s. Lead singer Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was noted for his high-pitched falsetto voice, influenced by Jimmy Scott. The group … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
Thursday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.!We continue our look at Doo-Wop Music...THE BOBBETTESThe Bobbettes were an R&B girl group who had a 1957 top 10 hit song called "Mr. Lee." The group included Jannie and Emma Pought, Reather Dixon, Lara Webb, and Helen Gather.The group, which originally formed in Spanish Harlem, New York, in 1955, was first known as "The Harlem Queens". The girls first … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
Wednesday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
HAPPY HUMP DAY P.O.U.!We continue our look at Doo-Wop Music...FRANKIE LYMON AND THE TEENAGERSAs lead vocalist with the Teenagers, Frankie Lymon became the first black teenage singing idol. The group's success inspired the formation of a number of youthful black vocal groups, from the Students in the 50s to the Jackson Five in the 60s.The group's sound influenced young singers … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Doo-Wop Music
Tuesday Open Thread : Doo-Wop Music
GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! We continue our look at Doo-Wop Music.THE PENGUINSThe Penguins were an American doo-wop group of the 1950s and early 1960s, best remembered for their only Top 40 hit, "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)", which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but had a three-week … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread : Doo-Wop Music