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donalddoowop said:
Supposedly recorded in a basement. Along with Earth Angel, it is supposed to be one of the two most popular Doo Wop songs of all time.
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Recorded in the basement of St. Bernadette’s Church on Townsend Ave.

BTW...I met both Freddie Paris and Bill Baker....both were extreme gentlemen.

I think Fred Paris is still alive and in his 80’s.
 
First I want to thank all of you that have provided me of some good listening memories, I'm 67, I will be listening to and saving the music. In
The Shirelles' version of "Baby It's You" is good but in my opinion the version by Smith was better, it almost aches.
 
I understand the "Flamingos" when they starting out wore pink suits and stood on one leg during their performances.
 
Just Luv 'Goodnight Sweetheart" by the Flamingos .. it's on my website: nydoowop dot com - Page 8 Song 1 ... but there's an even better tune by this fab group, "At Night" Page 2 Song 1 ... also Nate Nelson on lead .. late 50s and early 60s doo wop had the best vocal groups in the history of music, eh? .. the first slooow dance for me was to the sweet sounds of that Connecticut group the Nutmegs - "Story Untold" 1955
 
Nick Pignatello said:
First I want to thank all of you that have provided me of some good listening memories, I'm 67, I will be listening to and saving the music. In
The Shirelles' version of "Baby It's You" is good but in my opinion the version by Smith was better, it almost aches.
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I never heard of Smith. Is that a vocal group or solo artist? Jingo, where did you find "At Night". I have most Flamingos songs but I never heard of that one. I like any song with Nate Nelson on the lead. Remember "A Kiss From Your Lips"?
 
I was the youngest in my family, born in 1950. My older siblings had lots of records in the house. I remember some 78 rpm discs such as "60 Minute Man" by the Dominoes, "Sh Boom" by the Chords and the oldest of them was "Gee" by the Crows. When they were grown and gone I would get those out and play them.

 
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Gr8 tune {Never, Never on the "B" side] w/ Eugene Pitt on lead but my favourite JF songs are their 'times tunes', namely, "What Time Is it?" and "The Time"
 
Here is a Flamingos tune that is on par with the phenomenal, "Good Night Sweetheart" :::

 
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yeah .. so sad about Janet Vogel .. the Skyliners soprano .. suicide, eh?
 
Jingo said:
Gr8 tune {Never, Never on the "B" side] w/ Eugene Pitt on lead but my favourite JF songs are their 'times tunes', namely, "What Time Is it?" and "The Time"
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Always got a kick out of that name. When they started out in early sixties "jive" had a very positive and a "hep" connotation. By the end of the decade jive had just the opposite tone, almost annoying! :rolleyes:
 
donalddoowop said:
Surely you know that Bobby Lester was the lead on Sincerely and most of their early hits. For some reason Harvey did not like him and they eventually split. Alan Freed did not co-write Sincerely. He was like a number of DJ's back then who wanted their names listed on the records so they could get residuals from sales. Because they allowed Freed to include his name he kind of adopted them and gave them the name Moonglows based on his Moondoggies show or something to that effect. He also allowed them to appear on his big shows. He wanted the Spaniels to include his name as co-writer on Goodnight Sweetheart, but they would not let him. As a result, Freed never allowed the Spaniels to appear on his shows. Later on Bobby Lester said the Moonglows regretted allowing Freed to use his name on Sincerely as co writer.
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If you did't give Alan Freed what he wanted he made you pay .. it's called "payola" .. it's the reason so much great doo wop music was suppressed until this music came back to life with the advent of Napster and other Internet sites .. I was a big doo wop fan in high school but hadn't heard 75% of the great doo wop tunes until Napster due to 'payola' suppression .. Napster is the reason I started my doo wop site: nydoowop dot com .. now a lot of the great, previously suppressed, music can also be heard on YouTube
 
Jingo said:
I meant to add my favrit Jive Five tune!

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I always loved this song as well as My True Story. Nate Nelson had in his voice what Tony Williams was missing. His I I'lllll bounced off the walls much better than Williams', imo
 
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Jmsdawg said:
I did! Loved it.
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Where were you living during those times? Anywhere near Nashville or did you have to wait until night to hear the station like I did?
 
donalddoowop said:
I never heard of Smith. Is that a vocal group or solo artist? Jingo, where did you find "At Night". I have most Flamingos songs but I never heard of that one. I like any song with Nate Nelson on the lead. Remember "A Kiss From Your Lips"?
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A group charted I think 1969-70, a little hard to find
 
Jingo said:
If you did't give Alan Freed what he wanted he made you pay .. it's called "payola" .. it's the reason so much great doo wop music was suppressed until this music came back to life with the advent of Napster and other Internet sites .. I was a big doo wop fan in high school but hadn't heard 75% of the great doo wop tunes until Napster due to 'payola' suppression .. Napster is the reason I started my doo wop site: nydoowop dot com .. now a lot of the great, previously suppressed, music can also be heard on YouTube
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Thanks for this.
 
Here's my current playlist on my 1947 Wurlitzer that plays 78 rpm records. Eat your hearts out!


Juke Box Doo Wop Titles.JPG
 
donalddoowop said:
I always loved this song as well as My True Story. Nate Nelson had in his voice what Tony Williams was missing. His I I'lllll bounced off the walls much better than Williams', imo
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I am thankful that Bama fan started this thread. I wanted to start one but was not sure how the response would be. It's is good to communicate with people who know that Motown was not where this music started. I get tired of people asking me when they find out I sing with a group, "oh, are you all like the Temptations"? I quickly tell them no, we are more like the Spaniels, Dells, Heartbeats, Impressions, etc. I am surprised that, seeing how so much of Doo Wop started out East, especially New York, no one mentioned Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers or the Schoolboys, who started the teens of the era to start performing professionally. Thank you Bama fan and all the others who contributed to this thread.
 
Jingo said:
If you did't give Alan Freed what he wanted he made you pay .. it's called "payola" .. it's the reason so much great doo wop music was suppressed until this music came back to life with the advent of Napster and other Internet sites .. I was a big doo wop fan in high school but hadn't heard 75% of the great doo wop tunes until Napster due to 'payola' suppression .. Napster is the reason I started my doo wop site: nydoowop dot com .. now a lot of the great, previously suppressed, music can also be heard on YouTube
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A colleague of mine said he once got an audience with Freed. He brought his demo. I'm told Freed said to give him $500 and he'll play it.
 
donalddoowop said:
I am thankful that Bama fan started this thread. I wanted to start one but was not sure how the response would be. It's is good to communicate with people who know that Motown was not where this music started. I get tired of people asking me when they find out I sing with a group, "oh, are you all like the Temptations"? I quickly tell them no, we are more like the Spaniels, Dells, Heartbeats, Impressions, etc. I am surprised that, seeing how so much of Doo Wop started out East, especially New York, no one mentioned Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers or the Schoolboys, who started the teens of the era to start performing professionally. Thank you Bama fan and all the others who contributed to this thread.
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I just want to know one thing: Are you now, or did you ever, look for an echo? BTW, Kenny Vance used to sing with Jay and the Americans.

 
Aluminny69 said:
I just want to know one thing: Are you now, or did you ever, look for an echo? BTW, Kenny Vance used to sing with Jay and the Americans.

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Yes, many times, especially in the stairwells and restrooms. I love listening to Kenny Vance and the Planotones. When I first saw them on Public Television on one of the Doo Wop 50 shows, I said who the heck are these funny looking guys in the hats? Than they starting singing and I was blown away. I did not know they were from the East. If I had I would not have doubted them. You should here them sing "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons". Pure D, 100%, 24 carat, homogenized Doo Wop. I'ts beautiful. Look it up on youtube. The song Looking For An Echo was used in a movie in which Armand Asante played. It was a big part of the movie.
 
i m a doo wop aficionado and purist, so much so that i have my own doo wop website with many songs that were suppressed into oblivion by the 'payola' DJs like Alan Freed, Dr Jive et al, and I agree with you about Nate Nelson [his voice]. Altho the Heartbeats w/ Shep are still my favourite group I would have to say that the greatest doo wop album that was ever put together was, "Flamingo Serenade" .. we listened to it constantly in college and brought the girls up to our rooms to slooow dance and make out! VIZ:
FlamingoSerenade.jpg
 
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