Wayne Smith, lead singer of the Capris for the last 7 years, passed away Saturday, March 12. Wayne had previously recorded with The Cliftonaires and appeared live with Joe Villa as one of The Three Friends. To group harmony enthusiasts (especially those who frequented the U.G.H.A. scene in New Jersey), Wayne is perhaps best known
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Wally Roker of The Heartbeats has passed away
Wally Roker has passed away at the age of 78. As bass singer and one of the leaders of The Heartbeats, he sang on influential seminal R&B recordings including “Crazy for You”, “A Thousand Miles Away” and “Your Way”. The Heartbeats were a tremendous inspiration to other, mainly white vocals groups, that followed, most notably
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David Somerville, interviewed in 1993, the day after his return to the stage as the original lead singer of The Diamonds
If you’ve been following the pop, rock and doo wopp circuit for the last 20 years or so, you’ve probably come to accept that David Somerville has always been there. The original lead singer of The Diamonds became a mainstay on multi-act concerts featuring the best artists of the 1950s and 1960s, but he wasn’t
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Jukebox Jams continue on ABC-TV’s The View
Much to the delight of doo wopp fans everywhere, ABC-TV’s The View has featured some of the best-known groups of the 50’s and 60’s live on national television over the course of the last several weeks. The series was sparked by a performance by acappella stars The Persuasions on May 26, in which they mentioned
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The original lead voice of the Buckinghams hits the Daytona area February 20, 2015
Whoever coined the phrase “you can’t go home again” had obviously never met Dennis Tufano. After an enviable string of top-ten hit records in the late 1960’s as the lead singer of the Buckinghams, Tufano went on to write for other artists and work in film and television for many years before deciding to return
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Little Anthony & the Imperials’ Farewell Tour comes to Boca Raton Jan 31, 2015
Listening to “Little Anthony” Gourdine sing, it’s difficult to imagine that 2015 marks 57 years since he entered the public eye with his group, the Imperials. One of the very few late-fifties-era vocal groups to successfully re-invent themselves and sustain a successful recording career into the decade that followed, Little Anthony and the Imperials are
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Frankie Valli’s Granddaughter to Make Debut This Thursday at Bergen PAC
All eyes (and ears) will be on Olivia Polci this Thursday as she takes the stage at the Bergen PAC in Englewood, New Jersey. “She’s beautiful, she’s talented and she’s the daughter and granddaughter of rock and roll royalty,” says Joseph Mirrione, the show’s promoter. The lineage he’s referring to is only partially revealed by her
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Malt Shop Memories Cruise 2015 line-up announced
Neil Sedaka, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, The Four Tops, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Ben E. King, Lou Christie and Darlene Love are just a few of the stars that will grace the stages of the Holland America Eurodam November 1 – 8 of 2015. With cabins starting at $1875 for an inside
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Pop Rock & Doo Wopp Live! at the Bergen PAC (October 10, 2014)
Bergen PAC, Englewood, NJ The concept was simple… Eight legendary vocal groups – Eight original lead singers – One Night Only. The audience showed up in record numbers. Marc Farrand, manager of the Bergen PAC said, “This was, by far, the most successful doo wopp show we’ve ever had at our theatre.” The artists came
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Brian Wilson biopic premiere
Brian Wilson has arrived in Toronto for the city’s International Film Festival where his biopic will make its world premiere on Sunday, September 7 at 9:30 PM. The film, which borrows its title from Wilson’s 1988 debut solo LP track “Love & Mercy”, is billed as spotlighting his “rise to stardom with the Beach Boys in
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