Doo Wop's Golden Age

Doo Wop’s Golden Age

In the early 1950s, trade magazines were bemoaning the overabundance of vocal groups making it difficult for single artists to break through. It was just the beginning of a wave of adolescent boys finding that street corner singers were attracting the neighborhood girls. Well, that’s the story anyway. But it might not have been too far off the mark as the mid-to-late 1950s saw the charts exploding with groups with vocal prowess in both instrumental imitation and harmonies with inglorious sound effects. It would become an cultural art form born in the tradition of some of the vocal groups of the 30s and 40s. This week on Deeper Roots we’ll revisit doo wop’s golden age where the harmonies were tight and sweet and the ballads were recycled gems of the past or low-brow teen crooning of the present. Join us on Sonoma County Community Radio for some of the best examples of Doo Wop’s Golden Age.

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1Artist Title Album Buy
2The El Dorados At My Front Door The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
3The Nutmegs Story Untold The Roots Of Frank Zappa Amazon
4The Five Satins In the Still of the Night Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
5The Heartbeats A Thousand Miles Away Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
6The Rays Silhouettes Cameo Parkway: The Greatest Hits Amazon
7The Willows The Church Bells May Ring Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
8The Cadillacs Zoom For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon
9Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall In Love Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 1] Amazon
10The Moonglows See Saw (mono) Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection Amazon
11The Del Vikings Come Go with Me Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
12The Dubs Could This Be Magic The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 3 Amazon
13Mellokings Tonight Tonight Tonight-Tonight Amazon
14The Monotones Book Of Love Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1) Amazon
15Norman Fox & The Rob Roys/The Rob Roys Tell Me Why Doo Wop Box Disc 2 Amazon
16The Silhouettes Get A Job Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 1) Amazon
17The Diamonds Little Darlin' The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
18The Bobbettes Mr. Lee The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 Disc 2 Amazon
19The Cadillacs Buzz Buzz Buzz For Collectors Only (Disc 1) Amazon
20The Solitaires Walking Along Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
21Lee Andrews & The Hearts Long Lonely Nights Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
22Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Goody Goody Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
23The Chantels Maybe Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll: Doo-Wop [Disc 2] Amazon
24The Edsels Rama Lama Ding Dong The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
25The Aquatones You Early Girls: 1 Amazon
26The Marcels Blue Moon The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
27The Elegants Little Star The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
28Dion & The Belmonts I Wonder Why The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
29The Videos Trickle, Trickle The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
30The Coasters Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Doo Wop Love Songs Amazon
31The Flamingos I Only Have Eyes for You For Collectors Only – Disc 1 Amazon
32The Mystics Hushabye The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
33Dion & The Belmonts A Teenager In Love The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 2] Amazon
34The Fiestas So Fine The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
35The Sheppards Island Of Love The Only Doo-Wop Collection You'll Ever Need [Disc 1] Amazon
36Earls Remember Then Street Corner Symphonies (Disc 2) Amazon