Street Corner Soul Episode 3
Ronnie Spector presents the story of doo-wop, looking at how the mainstream music industry moved in for a slice of the action as doo-wop took root in US cities.
Ronnie Spector take a look at the rise, fall and influence of doo-wop.
By the mid-1950s, hundreds of vocal group records were being released each week and acts like The Penguins, The Five Satins, The Cadillacs and The Moonglows became familiar names in the charts.
As doo-wop took root in cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and LA, the mainstream music industry moved in for a slice of the action.
Tracks featured in this episode include The Moonglows' Sincerely, The Cadillacs' Speedo, The Penguins' Earth Angel, The Five Satins' In The Still Of The Nite, and The Chords' Sh-Boom!
First broadcast in 2007.
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The Drifters
MONEY HONEY
- THE BEST OF 1953-1957.
- ATLANTIC.
- 2292-40864-2.
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The Moonglows
I Just Can't Tell No Lie
- Single.
- Champagne.
- 7 500.
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The Moonglows
SINCERELY
- THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN ROCK N ROLL DOO WOP EDITION.
- ACE.
- CDCHD-100.
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The Cadillacs
GLORIA
- The Best of The Cadillacs.
- Sequel.
- NEMCD-604.
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The Cadillacs
Speedo
- Goodfellas (music from the motion picture).
- Atlantic.
- 7567-82152-2.
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The Flamingos
Golden Teardrops
- Dream Of A Lifetime 1953 - 1959.
- N/A.
- n-a.
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The Flamingos
Lovers Never Say Goodbye
- Single.
- End.
- E-1035.
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The Flamingos
I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU
- THE GREATEST ROCK 'N' ROLL LOVE SONGS.
- GLOBAL.
- RADCD-115.
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The Spaniels
GOODNITE, SWEETHEART, GOODNITE
- The Sound Of The City: Chicago.
- EMI.
- 7243-539459 2 3.
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The Chords
SH-BOOM
- THE R&B BOX VOL. 2.
- RHINO.
- R2-71806.
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The McGuire Sisters
Sincerely
- THE ANTHOLOGY.
- NOT KNOWN.
- NA-NA.
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