Faye Treadwell
Faye Treadwell was born on this date in 1926. She was an African American music business manager. The oldest of...
Doo Wop
RIP – Willie Winfield of the Harptones (From our friend Bobby J)
It will be with deep sorrow, but also with immense pride this evening on "Great Soul Performances," when I salute...
Doo Wop Doo Doo Pt 1 (Tribute to an Old Lady From Pittsburgh)
This is a story with many chapters. Some of them nice. Some of them not so nice. All of it...
MIGHTY MIGHTY DELLS
My Day with Chuck Barksdale of the Mighty Dells (8/19/2007) Sometimes when I am writing I often wonder if anyone...
Sammy Strain Double RRHOF Inductee – O’Jays/Imperials+ Black Music History Interview
Sammy Strain is the most famous person that you have never heard of. He was a longtime member of both...
Concert Review: Kenny Vance and The Planotones – Live in Coney Island
This concert review generated a whole lot of controversy in the doo wop community when it was first published back...
Frankie Lymon – Bio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q96ylFiQK_I Franklin Joseph "Frankie" Lymon (September 30, 1942 – February 27, 1968) was an American rock and roll/rhythm and blues...
The Problematic Nature of Vocal Group Singing (past, present & future)
The Persuasions Since the early 1960s R&B vocal group singing or doo-wop as a musical style, has remained a regional...
WHO IS LITTLE RICHARD? (New Theme to MNF)
https://youtu.be/yns5zE5Jf0o New Theme for MNF - Little Richard’s “Rip It Up featuring Butcher Brown” Here is where the rest of...
The Dreamlovers – A Philly Doo Wop History
Dreamlovers When you look up information on the Philly doo wop group, The Dreamlovers, a small paragraph about the group...
