Doo-wop group drifts through the decades
Doo-wop group drifts through the decadesGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineDecades after Thomas and the doo-wop and R&B group The Drifters' smash hit “There Goes My Baby” topped the charts in 1959, Thomas still is performing the tune, but now under the name Charlie Thomas' Drifters. The 75-year-old's home in Bowie is full of ...
Aaron Neville working on doo-wop album with Keith Richards, Don Was
Aaron Neville working on doo-wop album with Keith Richards, Don WasNOLA.comHis next album, which he's been working on in New York, where he now lives full time, sounds equally as promising: a collection of doo-wop music, co-produced by Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and famed record producer Don Was.
Carole King autobiography is an enjoyable amble that dishes no dirt
Carole King autobiography is an enjoyable amble that dishes no dirtThe Seattle TimesIt's an enjoyable amble, but certainly no juicy tell-all, according to freelancer Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett. By By Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett No comments have been posted to this article. by Carole King The title of Carole King's autobiography is a good ...
George Clinton is all business in Crossroads concert
George Clinton is all business in Crossroads concertKansas City StarLater in the night Clinton unearthed “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg,” which dated to his pre-funk doo-wop days in Parliament in the late 1960s. Time has not been kind to Clinton's voice. The musical pioneer's raspy growl resembled Tom Waits doing ...
From boys to men, New Edition still has it
From boys to men, New Edition still has itThe Virginian-PilotNew Edition reached a turning point in 1986, after the release of "Under the Blue Moon," a half-hearted collection of doo-wop covers. After years of tension, Brown left. Lead singer Tresvant, whose piercing tenor was the group's signature, ...