Doo Wop

Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music, which developed in African-American communities in the 1940s and which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s the 1960s. An African-American vocal style known as doo-wop emerged from the streets of northeastern and industrial midwest cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

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Jul 12 Sunday 12 July 2009
McHenry Fiesta Days at Peterson Park The Ides of March, The Moods	Peterson Park McHenry, IL, Chicago, United States 42.359368 -88.281144	1 person attending Add shout
Jul 24 Friday 24 July 2009
The Dials The Wanton Looks	Double Door Chicago IL, United States 41.910047 -87.676899	1 person attending Add shout
Aug 1 Saturday 1 August 2009
Original NY Doo Wopp Show at Bethel Woods Center For the Arts The Five Satins, The Drifters, The Duprees, The Harptones, Reunion, Gary U.S. Bonds, Kenny Vance and the Planotones, The Sheps	Bethel Woods Center… Bethel NY, United States 41.699161 -74.881982	Add shout
Aug 28 Friday 28 August 2009
Nightmares	Art Damage Lodge CIncinnati, Oh, Cincinnati, United States 39.185708 -84.489288	2 people attending Add shout
Aug 29 Saturday 29 August 2009
Nightmares	Fairchild Chapel at… Oberlin OH, Cleveland, United States 41.293984 -82.219898	1 person attending Add shout
Sep 1 Tuesday 1 September 2009
Nightmares	The Borg Ward Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee, United States 43.023228 -87.921858	1 person attending Add shout

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Ton87 wrote:
April 2009

doo wop is the best

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ll22ll wrote:
March 2009

превосходно

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Pachuco617 wrote:
January 2009

I wish I had a whole collection of these on vinyls.

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lafindboy wrote:
October 2008

i love this stuff...i am old enough to remember and they are great memories. part of the soundtrack of my life.

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