1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with 84-page booklet, 31 tracks. Playing time approx. 85 mns

Doo-Wop is one of the foundation stones of rock 'n' roll. Bear Family will issue the defintive story of Doo-Wop from 1939-1963! Every Doo-Wop hit! Every neglected classic! Every ground-breaking record! Detailed song-by-song notes and amazing rare photos from the golden era!

Like Rap, Doo Wop music was an urban American art-form. It was sung on street-corners, in stairwells of tenement apartments, in high school toilets ... and it was preserved for posterity in recording studios. Most of the performers were African American, and many of the songs were romantic - in sharp contrast to the bleak reality of urban African American life at the time. Doo-wop had its origins in the black pop and gospel groups of the pre-World War II era, but it flourished in the years after World War II and became a major contributing force to the evolution of rock 'n' roll. In fact, some eminent cultural historians cite records like 'Sixty Minute Man' and 'Gee' as among the first rock 'n' roll records. Both of those classics, along with many more, are on Bear Family's defintive history of Doo-Wop, 'Street Corner Symphonies. ' As always, you can trust Bear Family to get it right.

Starting in 1939 with pre-Doo-Wop acts like the Golden Gate Quartet, the Ink Spots, and the Mills Brothers, 'Street Corner Symphonies' will take the story until the end of the Doo-Wop era in 1963. The first five volumes cover the years 1939 to 1953: in other words, Doo-Wop's true golden era. There are simply too many hits to list. Just look at the track listing! Suffice to say that these were the records that provided the soundtrack to the rock 'n' roll revolution ... and the records that changed American and global popular music forever.

This series has been compiled and annotated by R&B music's foremost scholar, Chicago's Bill Dahl, and every song comes with detailed notes and illustrations. Read more at: https://www.bear-family.de/

Track Listing

• Dominoes - Have Mercy Baby
• Cardinals - The Wheel Of Fortune
• Vocaleers - Be True
• '5' Royales with Charlie Ferguson - His Tenor and Orchestra - Baby Don't Do It
• Bunn, Billy and His Buddies - That's When Your Heartaches Begin
• Clovers - One Mint Julep
• Serenaders - But I Forgive You
• Royals - Every Beat Of My Heart
• Ravens - Rock Me All Night Long
• Larks featuring Eugene Mumford - Hold Me
• Four Knights - That's The Way It's Gonna Be
• Swallows - Beside You
• Four Buddies - You're Part Of Me
• Orioles with Buddy Lucas Orchestra - Don't Cry Baby
• Four Tunes - Let's Give Love Another Chance
• Four Jacks - The Last Of The Good Rocking Men
• Marylanders with Buddy Lucas and His Band of Tomorrow - Make Me Thrill Again
• Four Blazes - Rug Cutter
• Sultans - Don't Be Angry
• Diamonds - A Beggar For Your Kisses
• Du-Droppers with Ben Smith's Quintet - Can't Do Sixty No More
• Enchanters - I've Lost
• Checkers - Flame In My Heart
• Five Keys - Serve Another Round
• Mel-O-Dots featuring Ricky Wells - One More Time
• Five Crowns - You're My Inspiration
• Heartbreakers - Rockin' Daddy-O
• Four Flames - Later
• Dominoes - That's What You're Doing To Me
• Five Sharps - Stormy Weather
• Clovers - Ting-A-Ling

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 85 mins

Release Date: 04/23/12

UPC: 4000127172822