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During the 1960s, Peter Andreoli and Vincent Poncia were giants in the pop music industry, although the average person would never recognize them. The two Providence, Rhode Island friends successfully performed under a vast number of pseudonyms, including The Trade Winds (New York's a Lonely Town, Mind Excursion), The Innocence (There's Got To Be a Word), The Videls (Mr. Lonely), and an array of others. When not turning out their own hit records as...
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Vanilla Doo-wop highlights several fifties/sixties vocal groups, telling how they came to be, discusses their music, and provides discographies of the records they released. From Dion and the Belmonts, The Passions, The Tokens, The Critters, and many more, it's a great read for those interested in popular music from that era.
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The 4 Seasons with lead singer Frankie Valli rank among the top American vocal acts of all time. Collectively, Valli and the group amassed seven number one hits, 18 Top Tens and placed an incredible 61 singles in the Hot 100. They also placed 32 LPs on the top album charts. Their hit-making years spanned more than fifty years. 4 Seasons songs are some of the most recognizable tunes of the 60s/70s and continue today to be regulars on radio playlists....
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Charles Westover grew up in a midwestern town, learning to play guitar. The rebellious child would say he would not have kept at it if his father was not opposed to all the racket he made. He joined the Army and shipped off to Europe where he honed his singing and guitar skills. He returned stateside and took up with a local band while working in a carpet store. A chance meeting led to writing one of the greatest R&R songs of that era. Under his stage...
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In 1939, South African Solomon Linda turned a tribal chant into a local hit tune. Years later a copy of the record found its way to Decca Records. Folk artist Pete Seeger interpreted the song's relentless chant to be "Wimoweh" and recorded it thus. In the early 1960s, a group of New York City doo-woppers who called themselves The Tokens, recorded the song with new lyrics. Within six weeks their record went to the top of the singles charts. "The Lion...
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