stusi
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posted on January 11, 2001 04:17:37 PM
i am surely revealing my age. as much as i love rock 'n' roll, i go nuts for doo-wop music from the 50's and 60's. my favorite groups are the Earls, Jive Five, Crests and the Drifters among others. how many other oldies(doo-wop) fans are out there?
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femme
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posted on January 11, 2001 04:36:05 PM
[ edited by femme on Jan 13, 2001 04:45 PM ]
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snowyegret
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posted on January 11, 2001 05:45:15 PM
The Harptones
My hubby grew up in Philly in the 50s and 60s and can go on for hours. There's a site here that has a lot of the old doowop he remembers.
http://www.wanderers.com/
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stusi
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posted on January 11, 2001 06:56:03 PM
snowy- looked like an interesting site until it froze my computer.
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snowyegret
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posted on January 11, 2001 07:08:46 PM
stusi, here's the url for the doowop heaven, and I hope it doesn't freeze you up again. 
http://www.wanderers.com/wanderer/dwopheaven.html?
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nettak
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posted on January 11, 2001 07:33:46 PM
snowyegret thanks for the link. I am a teenager of the 70's but I love 50 & 60 music. My favourites would have to be the Drifters, Jerry Lee Lewis, and The Delltones to name a few. Goose bump material. 
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mauimoods
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posted on January 11, 2001 07:35:45 PM
Is doo-wop the same as foh de oh doh doh?
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zeldas
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posted on January 11, 2001 07:38:55 PM
http://www.janscourtyard.com/fifties.htm
My absolutely favorite fifties page. I was raised in Philly and was on American Bandstand and knew all the regulars. (Oh I am dating myself lol)-------
I love dowap music.....
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snowyegret
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posted on January 11, 2001 07:39:04 PM
maui, depends how well you can sing it. 
zeldas, you might have run into my husband. Too funny!
[ edited by snowyegret on Jan 11, 2001 07:41 PM ]
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stusi
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posted on January 11, 2001 07:57:08 PM
snowy- thanks, that worked! zelda's-great site as well, thanks. maui-not familiar with that song-who sang it?
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mauimoods
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:05:27 PM
Wee weeing in my sarong again. Stusi...um...Laverne and Shirley used that phrase in their show about...um...well...uh...you know. Doing it. They called it foh de oh doh doh. I was funnin' with ya. But I guess if I was REALLY involved, I could belt out a few tunes of it, lol!
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zeldas
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:07:07 PM
Justine and Bob from the original Bandstand---------the way they look today. Note the poodle skirt-----
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stusi
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:29:06 PM
maui, my haleakala(or should i say hossenfeffer)honey, i was funnin' with you. as i know every doo-wop record ever made, i knew that wasn't a real song.
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snowyegret
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:31:38 PM
stusi, who did diamonds and pearls?
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stusi
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:34:45 PM
the Paradons
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mauimoods
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:48:17 PM
Just call me your magnolia blossum. Or, Hibiscus Sweety
Whats a hossenfeffer? I could also be a Hibiscus Fraulein!
[ edited by mauimoods on Jan 11, 2001 08:49 PM ]
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snowyegret
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posted on January 11, 2001 08:59:17 PM
Some of the songs are gone from that site. They had Sunday kind of love, diamonds & pearls, and pages of doowop. 
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snowyegret
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posted on January 11, 2001 09:58:40 PM
My husband says it's the Paragons, and I'm hearing diamonds and pearls right now!
Do you know who did White Port and Lemon Juice (WPLJ)?
[ edited by snowyegret on Jan 11, 2001 09:59 PM ]
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stusi
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posted on January 12, 2001 06:40:28 AM
maui- as a laverne and shirley fan you should know the "hossenfeffer incorporated" song they did at the beginning of the show. snowy- although there was a group called the paragons, this song was by the paraDons. by the end of the day i will remember who did WPLJ. very few people know that song. i think it might be the four deuces.
[ edited by stusi on Jan 12, 2001 06:48 AM ]
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snowyegret
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posted on January 12, 2001 11:20:17 AM
stusi: You be the doowop MAN! 
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lswanson
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posted on January 12, 2001 11:59:53 AM
Stusi, I guess that "oom pah pah" isn't appropriate for this thread?
BTW, life on the threads has been a lot quieter now that Netw.... is gone.
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stusi
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posted on January 12, 2001 02:57:34 PM
lswanson- that's not a bad thing, is it? i am just waiting for the triumphant(?) return!!!!!!! the closest thing to oom-pah-pah in doo-wop is papa-oo-mow-mow. snowy- your husband is the man for just knowing that song!!!
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stusi
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posted on January 12, 2001 05:06:15 PM
a little oldies trivia -what were the original names of the Supremes and the Temptations?
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mauimoods
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posted on January 12, 2001 07:47:15 PM
Stusi! Thats what laverne and shirley were singing??? I thought it was "hooshenplooper incorporated!", lol
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snowyegret
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:07:37 AM
The four deuces did WPLJ.
Supremes were called The Primettes
The Temps came from 2 groups
The Distants
The Primes
The lead singer was Elbridge Bryant when they first formed.
Who was David Ruffin singing with at the time?
Credit for that one goes to my husband.
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stusi
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posted on January 14, 2001 09:53:01 AM
snowy-i know he was a gospel singer but i am not knowledgable on gospel music like i am on doo-wop. BTW-who sang "Aurelia", "Where are you now that i need you?"(2 different groups)
[ edited by stusi on Jan 14, 2001 09:58 AM ]
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snowyegret
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posted on January 14, 2001 10:51:22 AM
Stusi;
Husband Says:
David Ruffin sang with the Dixie Hummingbirds. They sang with Paul Simon on "She Loves Me Like A Rock"
Aurelia was by the Pelicans.
Where are You Now That I Need You Was by the Mello Moods.
Now, what was on the "B" side of WPLJ?
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stusi
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posted on January 14, 2001 12:29:08 PM
snowy- i had recorded WPLJ many years ago off the radio on reel-to-reel. out of the two thousand or so 45's i had that was not one of them, so i never saw the flip side. i am very impressed, however, with your hubby knowing the two i asked about-very obscure records. i am going to see an oldies show in March with the Cadillacs, Coasters, Drifters, Moonglows, Penguins, Brooklyn Bridge, the Legends of Doo-Wop featuring Jimmy Gallagher from the Passions and Tony Passa(laqua) from the Fascinators. does your hubby know what song was the Fascinators biggest hit? also, who sang "Looking for an Echo"?( he is also on the bill).
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snowyegret
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posted on January 15, 2001 11:50:49 AM
Husband Says
Fascinators best song is "Oh Rose Marie" and "Looking for an Echo" was sung by Kenny Vance and The Planotones. He thinks they were a Brooklyn group but isn't quite sure, also they sang a pretty good version of Gloria.
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stusi
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posted on January 15, 2001 07:21:33 PM new
snowy- WOW! what about the B side of WPLJ? BTW- who sang "Love You So"?
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