/ jeffstillwell This educational video essay compiles clips and audio to demonstrate the depth to which Doo-Wop and 50s-era vocal groups influenced the development of early rock 'n roll, and its lasting legacy on today's pop music.
0:00 Rosie & The Originals - My Darling Forever 0:33 Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock 0:44 The Vanguards - Moonlight 0:57 The Mills Brothers - Till Then 1:20 The Mills Brothers - How'm I Doin', Hey Hey 2:00 Curtis lee - Gee How I Wish You Were Here 3:12 The Orioles - It’s Too Soon To Know 4:24 The Harptones - My Memories Of You 5:26 The Teenagers - I’m Not A Juvenile Delinquent 5:51 Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoelaces 6:04 The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 6:44 The Coasters - Sh-boom Life Could Be A Dream
did you know that It took me an hour to find all the songs? Im 12 and have been listening to oldies since I was 11 I don’t even see the use of phones anymore *sigh*
My dad worked a summer job in late 50’s early 60’s for a large city’s municipal amphitheater. He met a lot of the DooWop stars. He said the only ones that were jerks were Dion & the Belmonts. He said this was also the first time he ever saw someone smoke these ‘funny cigarettes’. 😁. Btw he got to act as a body-double decoy for his idol - Johnny Mathis!! When it was time to take JM back to his hotel, the put Johnny’s jacket he wore in the concert over Dad’s head and rushed him to the limo through the crowd of wild, screaming girls. He said it was like beatlemania and kind of scary. By the time he got to the car, JM had gone out the stagehand’s door and got away clean in a regular car. The limo went around the block and dropped dad off. What an adventure. Man, if those girls only knew Johnny had NO interest in women back then. I know dad would have been freaked out too!
@@mattkaustickomments Carlo Freddie and Angelo are/were some of the nicest guys around. They always loved their fans. Dion was the real jerk imo. He always says how he recruited the Belmonts meanwhile they paired up with him.
@@Frnk_3 interesting. When it comes to “The Day the Music Died” Dion’s account of Buddy & friends’ last day also does not match up at all with the other witnesses... a trend?
I remember discovering all this music arround 2010 as a teenager, my interest with 50's cars brought me into that and things in life at the time made me feel identified with some of those songs lyrics... I've been crazy about all that since then, it really is kind of sad how forgotten all this music is nowadays, those really were high quality voices.
This is a genre I grew up with. I was born in the mid 90s and i turn 25 this year. My dad has a collection of vinyl from the 1930s all the way to the 60s and 70s and he would play his old records all the time while I was growing up. My mother always kept the car radio on the oldies station for me when I was younger. I even dressed as a greaser in highschool and kept with a rockabilly trend even now. Unfortunately I cant wear a pompadour anymore because my hair is too long but I wear a fedora instead. I remember seeing a 1957 chevrolet for the first time and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I wanted my parents to get a classic car but they always turned down the opportunity. My dad and my grandpa both worked for the chrysler plant here in saint louis which had some of the most famous cars produced including the Plymouth Fury.
I was first introduced to doo wop by my elementary school music teacher Mr. Vals back in the 90s. He seemed to ooze with passion about these groups and would always delve into their backstories as he played these classics for our class. I will always love him for that. Thanks to him, doo wop will always be one of my top favorite genres of music.
-Thankyou for putting this mini documentary together. Even though I like house, jazz, mid 60's Motown & easy listening, it's 50's-early 60's r&b/doowop/r&r that really gets me.
The Teenagers’ , Gee label LP is rich with great ; spirited selections , half are “fast” upbeat , complemented by “slow” songs. All performances are superbly rendered by trailblazer vocals accompanied by FABULOUS band.
Brilliant video, but here's a note. The throwing underwear phenomena had been done before, not ever in the 20th century though. Franz Liszt and Paganini both experienced the Beatlemaniaesque experience. Again, amazing video.
Thank you so much for the brief history of Doo Wop style. Absolutely in love with it. I am an Indian and I just watched A Bronx Tale (1993). The movie featured some Doo Wop songs (for eg 'I only have eyes for you' by the Flamingos) and I loved it very much so i searched about it and landed up on your video. Thanks again!
literally just had an education in doo-wop from you just now. thanks so much for that incredible video. The Drifters ,Under the Boardwalk is my favourite doo wop track. 👍
Agreed! also some of my favorite music as well. Great to jive and rock 'n' roll to. Two more faves are by The Silhouettes with the fast rockin' tempo "Get A Job" released late in 1957 and the romantic slow dance tune by The Rays "Silhouettes On The Shade" also 1957.
Found this music in 5th grade and I completely changed my life with music, attitude, and I got more interested in history to the point I almost live by it in many ways
For whatever it's worth, you shoulda mentioned the Dominoes (1951) with lead Jackie Wilson, and the Crows "Gee" (1953) -- the very first true doo-wop record to cross over onto the white charts and become a major hit. PS. The Del Vikings song title is "Come Go With Me." No "and" in it.
Jackie Wilson came after Clyde McPhatter left in 1953. The original Dominoes were Clyde McPhatter their main lead singer (1st Tenor) Charlie White who had a couple leads such as “The Deacon Moves In” (2nd Tenor) Baritone William Joseph “Joe” Lamont who kept up the background harmonies, and Bass (Possibly also William) Bill Brown who led their biggest hit Sixty Minute Man
I am in love with your videos, man. I enjoy the history of music genres a lot and you produce your research so well :) Could you possibly do something on funk/disco? Keep up your awesome work!
I love your analysis on different music topics like Doo-Wop! I would love to see a electronic music video essay like "How House Music Changed Dance Music" or " How electronic music changed everything" !!
Thank you for the story! I gradually moved my music preference to this era, and found doo-wop music played in background of lazy V8 rumble (or V6 purr) together with the view over long hood to be the best kind of relaxation🙂
Your videos are very good! You leave a lot of room for the artists, and if you keep up, there's no doubt you'll blow up, considering the quality of other music channels, or informative video essays elsewhere on RU-vid. As a side note, I'm wondering if you're acquainted with Bob Dylan's radio show, which introduced me to many artists you've played on this video, as well as many anecdotes, session quirks, or musicians of that era.
You're a little confused. The Chordettes were middle-aged woman. The music they sang was Pop not doowop. Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys sang surf music, not doowop.
In the early 1950's, about 10 years old, I had trouble sleeping one Saturday night, and I turned on my AM radio about midnight. I tuned in to a station out of Newark, NJ. I think the show was called the Night Train. Early rhythm and blues. I loved it. Then, in the mid 1950's, Allan Fried came to NYC and started playing rock and roll. I found myself singing at night with friends under street lights or in school bathrooms (for the echo). We heard many of the early do-wop groups on the radio. Dick Clark on American Bandstand gave a lot of performers (mainly from Philly) a lot of national exposure. A great time to be introduced to music.
Mid-60's where I went to High School, the acoustics were best in the boy's bathrooms. Floors and walls were ceramic tile and the sound was good. The Black guys would sing a capella Doo Wop in the first floor can, and the Italian guys would sing a capella Doo Wop up in the second floor bathroom. Those were the days.
I have many doo wop songs it like but my favorites are Baby Talk, Jan & Dean, Pretty Little Angel Eyes by Curtis Lee, You Cheated by the Shields, I Really Love You by the Stereos, I Can't Stay Mad At You by Skeeter Davis..
aaah man...doowop saved my life when I was 18 and was homeless for a few months...and doowop will see me to my death. thanks for this brief but well done clip.
@@docdoowop Yeah, I understand why I confused you. I misread your initial comment, thinking that you were 18 when you wrote it. As for the discoveries - I figured that over the next three years (age 18 - 21) that you would have found many more doo wop songs that you liked. I apologize. Still, since you were only born about the time of the British Invasion (of music), it is great to hear from someone that loves this music. Check out a couple of my favorite doo wops that are rare: Al Chaney - "That's Why I Want You" and Buddy Randell & The Knickerbockers - "All I Need Is You."
EXCELLENT video. I’m 16 out of Detroit and I love this kind of music. I have a huge collection of doo wop 45s. Detroit has an amazing scene for doo wop
funnily enough my first introduction was Sh-boom by the Coasters and the whole genre in general was through the 2005 Pixar movie Cars and ive been in love ever since ive heard that melody
Fun fact you missed. Doo wop also is responsible for Reggae music which started out in the early 60’s as SKA music, an upbeat version of doo wop choreographed by the primarily jazz based calypsonian musicians in Jamaica. Ska evolved into Reggae then rocksteady. Bob Marley has an interview on YT where he explains this, when he was a kid they listened to fats domino and American doo wop.
Wtf do they listen to then? It’s like not listening to modern music like EVERYONE else is a sin nowadays. Don’t mind them. I had my fair share of goons in middle school and during my early years in high school. I listen to music from 1963-1997 but have recently got into some modern artists who pay homage to music of this era. I never really cared for music before the 60s but their were some greats of that time that I appreciate: Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, and Frankie Lymon (of The Teenagers).
Cool video, I love this style from my childhood but never know the name. I hope you still making videos and make something about Gospel. For example, how many styles came from it, rock and roll, blues, jazz i dont know but I will love to foind out in another of your videos.
Hi, little mistake: The Picture at 5:02 in white suits are the Belangels, a neo doowop band from germany in the early 90ies, recorded under the name the chordliners
