A legend of rock and roll has died. He was arguably the first to combine gospel, rhythm and blues and boogie-woogie but undeniably one of a small number of artists who can be counted among the very first architects of rock and roll. Perhaps no artist in history has inspired bigger names – among them
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Things You Didn’t Know About The Drifters
Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records may very well be the true founder of The Drifters Ertegun was the driving force behind Atlantic’s success with Solomon Burke, Ruth Brown, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Percy Sledge, Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett. He convinced Crosby, Stills and Nash to join up with Neil Young. He discovered The
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Do You Know How These Classic Groups Got Their Names?
The Elegants Before creating the number one hit “Little Star” in 1958, Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa, Frank Tardogno, Carmen Romano, and James Moschello were just local kids harmonizing in South Beach, Staten Island. Like many street corner groups of the time, this group would perform informally on local street corners and the boardwalk near their
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Jerry Lee Lewis Emerges After Stroke, Receives Mississippi Country Music Trail Marker
NESBIT, Miss. (Dec. 19, 2019) – Music icon Jerry Lee Lewis received a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail Thursday afternoon at The Lewis Ranch, his longtime home in Nesbit, Miss. The event was his first public appearance since a minor stroke in March of 2019 and signals a productive 2020 for the Rock
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Best Books for the Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp fans on your Christmas list
The book The Flamingos: A Complete History of the Doo-Wop Legends by historian Todd Baptista is the definitive chronology of one of the most revered groups in the history of rock and roll. The book promises (and delivers) the goods on the group’s “back-room record deals, life on the road, the creative process, meticulous recording sessions
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Pop Rock Music of the Sixties is Center-Stage in Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Soundtrack
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Soundtrack In a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, its tough imagine anything other than the stars of the movie being the stars of the movie. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s celluloid love letter to 1969, proves that the duo can be upstaged. There’s little
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Doo Wopp Love from Non-Doo Wopp Artists
10 (Non-Doo Wopp) Artists Who’ve Publicly Proclaimed Their Love for Doo Wopp 1. Robert Plant is forever enshrined in hard rock history as Led Zepplin’s wailing frontman. However, not many know that Plant was a big fan of doo wopp – particularly, the Capris. When Rhino was churning out the “Doo Wop Box” series, A&R VP
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Teddy Scott, G-Clefts Singer, Dies at 82
©2018 Todd Baptista (photo above- Ilanga, Teddy Scott, Ray Gipson, Christian Scott, Timothy Scott) Teddy Scott, baritone and founding member of the G-Clefs who scored national hits during the early rock’n’roll era with “Ka-Ding Dong” and “I Understand” died at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts on Saturday morning, October 27, 2018 at
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Gary Puckett
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Gary Puckett & the Union Gap tore up charts in the late sixties and continue to tour internationally to this day. Catch Gary in concert: 04/15/23 – Dearborn, MI + 09/16/23 – N Tonawanda, NY Here are… 6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Gary Puckett Gary has performed on
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin dead at 76 The Queen of Soul and the woman who Rolling Stone Magazine called “the greatest singer of all time”, has died. Aretha Franklin was 76 years old. Aretha Franklin dead at 76. At first, there were unconfirmed rumors of serious illness. Shortly after, Franklin’s press rep revealed Franklin to be “seriously
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