Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decades before Luis Fonsi, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin made Puerto Rican music mainstream in American culture, there was an ...

Arlene Smith, the lead singer who helped launch the 1950s doo-wop girl group the Chantels into stardom with their classic “Maybe,” died Wednesday in a New York City hospital after a heart attack at 84 ...

When Joe Palminteri was growing up in Brooklyn, doo-wop was all the rage. Vocal groups like The Flamingos, The Penguins and The Moonglows ruled the airwaves with hits like "I Only Have Eyes for You," ...

Charlie Thomas knows he is the real deal, and doesn't care what anybody else thinks. Decades after Thomas and the doo-wop and R&B group The Drifters' smash hit “There Goes My Baby” topped the charts ...

Doo-wop was a huge influence on The Beach Boys‘ songs. For example, the original version of The Beach Boys’ “Barbara Ann” was by a doo-wop group. Mike Love revealed he was surprised when the band’s ...

The '50s conjure thoughts of poodle skirts, roller rinks, sock-hops, and doo-wop. Songs like "Sh-Boom" and "Runaround Sue" might take boomers back to that era.

Doo Wop music, with its smooth harmonies, heartfelt lyrics and nostalgic vibe, continues to captivate audiences decades after its golden era. With roots in the African American vocal traditions of the ...

CD1: The Cardinals: Come Back My Love; The Five Keys : The Glory Of Love; The Five Keys: Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind; The Flamingos: Love Walked In; Platters: Twilight Time; The Moonglows: Blue Velvet; ...

The Doo Wop Project traces the evolution of doo-wop from the classic sounds of street corner harmonies to today's biggest radio hits, bringing thrilling singing and unparalleled authenticity of sound ...

NEW YORK — Singer Johnny Maestro, who performed the 1958 doo-wop hit “16 Candles” with The Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with The Brooklyn Bridge, has died of cancer. He was 70. Les Cauchi, ...

Decades before Luis Fonsi, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin made Puerto Rican music mainstream in American culture, there was an all-Puerto Rican doo-wop group that broke into the top music charts. And ...