Street Corner Doo Wop #5 – Tonight’s The Night

The vocal harmony group tradition, known as Doo Wop, developed in the post-World War II era. It was the most popular form of rhythm and blues music among black teenagers, especially those living in the large urban centers of the eastern coast, in Chicago, and in Detroit. To us, it was just cool music coming from our transistor radios. That was the beauty of radio. Music wasn’t defined by a color, just by the beat and the mood you felt deep in your soul. By the mid-1950s, vocal harmony groups had transformed the smooth delivery of ballads into a performance style incorporating the nonsense phrase, “Doo Wop,Doo Wop” as vocalized by the bass singers, who provided rhythmic movement for an a cappella song style.
In this episode you’ll hear:
1) Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You) by Nino & The Ebb Tides
2) Sweets For My Sweet by The Drifters
3) Red Light, Stop Sign by The Earls
4) So Fine by The Aquatones
5) So This Is Love by The Castells
6) Could This Be Magic by The Dubs
7) I'm So Happy (Tra-La-La-La-La-La) by Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords
8) Let's You and I Go Steady by The Pearls
9) Mr. Lee by The Bobbettes
10) Baby Oh Baby by The Shells
11) Little Star by The Elegants
12) Nag by The Halos
13) Little Bitty Pretty One by Thurston Harris
14) Sometimes by Danny & The Juniors
15) Since I Don't Have You by The Skyliners
16) Peanut Butter by The Marathons
17) A Teardrop And A Lollipop by The Shirelles
18) Looking for an Echo by The Mighty Echoes
19) I Wish That We Were Married by Ronnie & The Hi-Lites
20) Lovers Who Wander by Dion
21) Step by Step by The Crests
22) Rendezvous With You by The Desires
23) Happy Birthday Blues by Kathy Young & The Innocents
24) Western Movies by The Olympics
25) Don't Take The Stars by The Mystics
26) Goin' Out Of My Head by Little Anthony & The Imperials
27) Fever by Little Willie John
28) Music, Music, Music by The Sensations
29) When You're Young by The Flying Pickets
30) Oh Julie by The Crescendos
31) I'm So Happy (Tra-La-La-La-La-La) by The Ducanes
32) A Kiss from Your Lips by The Flamingos
33) Mister Lonely by The Videls
34) I'll Be True by Johnny Maestro
35) Lover's Prayer by The Clickettes
36) Band Of Gold by The Roomates
37) Hear The Bells (Ringing Bells) by The Tokens
38) The Woo Woo Train by The Valentines
39) I Count The Tears by The Drifters (with Ben E. King, lead)
40) Just One Chance by The Sparkletones
41) He's Gone by The Chantels
42) Shadows by The Five Satins
43) People Are Talking by The Heartbeats
44) The Plea by The Jesters
45) Baby It's You by The Spaniels
46) Can I Come Over Tonight by The Velours
47) Please Send Me Someone to Love by The Moonglows
48) Moonlight Serenade by The Rivieras