Doo-wop group drifts through the decades
Doo-wop group drifts through the decadesGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineDecades after Thomas and the doo-wop and R&B group The Drifters' smash hit “There Goes My Baby” topped the charts in 1959, Thomas still is performing the tune, but now under the name Charlie Thomas' Drifters. The 75-year-old's home in Bowie is full of ...
George Clinton is all business in Crossroads concert
George Clinton is all business in Crossroads concertKansas City StarLater in the night Clinton unearthed “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg,” which dated to his pre-funk doo-wop days in Parliament in the late 1960s. Time has not been kind to Clinton's voice. The musical pioneer's raspy growl resembled Tom Waits doing ...
Aaron Neville working on doo-wop album with Keith Richards, Don Was
Aaron Neville working on doo-wop album with Keith Richards, Don WasNOLA.comHis next album, which he's been working on in New York, where he now lives full time, sounds equally as promising: a collection of doo-wop music, co-produced by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and famed record producer Don Was.
From boys to men, New Edition still has it
From boys to men, New Edition still has itThe Virginian-PilotNew Edition reached a turning point in 1986, after the release of "Under the Blue Moon," a half-hearted collection of doo-wop covers. After years of tension, Brown left. Lead singer Tresvant, whose piercing tenor was the group's signature, ...
The Many Voices Of Donna Summer
The Many Voices Of Donna SummerWBURSummer is best known for hits including "Last Dance," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls." As NPR's Sami Yenigun reports, she helped changed the sound of popular music. SAMI YENIGUN, BYLINE: The '50s were the age of the doo-wop groups, ...and more »