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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The Million Dollar Quartet and Elvis’ Mystery Girl
The date was December 4, 1965. Carl Perkins and his band were hunkered down at Sun Records for a recording session that included a not-yet-famous piano player named Jerry Lee Lewis. (Lewis’ first Sun release was on the way, but it would be another 7 months before he would have his first national hit.) Johnny
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Kid Kyle releases new CD, “Without Love”
In a time when the artists of the 1950’s and 1960’s are producing less new music than ever, Kid Kyle has picked up the baton and released a brand new CD, filled mainly with doo wopp standards. The disc kicks off with Anthony & The Sophomores’ “Play Those Oldies Mr. DJ” and the romp continues
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