Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo Wop (LP)
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Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo Wop (LP)

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Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo Wop provides an essential, broad-scope survey of the sublime vocal movement that swept American popular music in the 1950s. Across sixteen definitive tracks, this collection documents a transformative era when working-class teenagers transformed raw vocal passion into an enduring cultural legacy. The album traces the complete historical evolution of doo wop, which originated in the late 1940s on urban street corners, in hallway stairwells, and under subway arches across American cities. Lacking access to instruments, young singers relied on the human voice, fusing Black gospel quartet traditions with smooth pop arrangements and rhythmic vocal percussion. This distinct sound--defined by soaring tenor leads, deep bass anchors, and romantic call-and-response harmonies--shattered racial radio barriers and laid the crucial harmonic blueprint for Motown, 1960s girl groups, soul, and modern pop. The featured artists showcase the full depth, diversity, and historical reach of the movement. The lineup captures foundational R&B trailblazers like The Clovers and gritty up-tempo groups like The Du Droppers alongside sacred monuments of street-corner balladry, including The Penguins' 'Earth Angel' and The Five Satins' 'In the Still of the Nite'. It highlights key innovators who shattered youth, gender, and racial barriers - from 13-year-old prodigy Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers and female pioneers The Chantels to interracially integrated groups like The Crests. The compilation is rounded out by the genre's most sophisticated hitmakers, including Dion & The Belmonts, The Flamingos, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, and global pop giants The Platters. Spanning raw R&B shuffles to ethereal studio arrangements, this album offers an introduction to the visionary vocal groups who forever changed the landscape of popular music.

Track Listing


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      One Mint Julep

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      I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)

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      Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)

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      Sincerely

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      Boot 'Em Up

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      I'll Remember (In The Still Of The Night)

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      Why Do Fools Fall In Love

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      Maybe

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      At The Hop

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      Little Darlin'

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      16 Candles

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      I Only Have Eyes For You

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      A Teenager In Love

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      Come Softly To Me

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      Only You (And You Alone)

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    Additional Details

    Label: Acrobat

    Genre: R & B

    Language: English

    Run Time: 37 mins

    Region: 0

    Release Date: 11/06/26

    UPC: 824046172527

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