Tag: Doowop

This is Dedicated to the One I Love | The Shirelles

Originally posted on MissBackInThe DayUSA     The song was written by written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass in 1957 which was a hit for the “5” Royales, Cover versions versions of the were fine by others including the Shirelles, an American girl group, and their version reached number 83 in 1959. This version […]

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The Chantels | He’s Gone

Image source The Chantels was a popular girl-groove doowop group from the Bronx, NY, in the early 1950s. The group’s members were students at St. Anthony of Padua School, and they took their name from that of another Catholic school, St. Francs de Chantal. They signed their first recording contract, with End Records, in 1957, […]

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MMMbop (Doo Wop Version) – 1950s Style Postmodern Jukebox Hanson Cover

“The latest song to get the Postmodern Jukebox treatment is Hanson‘s “MMMBop,” which became a No. 1 hit in 1997. Postmodern Jukebox take the cheerful track all the way back to the Fifties.” rolling stone Finally – the Doo Wop cover of MMMBop that you never knew you needed. Check out the sweet ’50s quartet […]

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The Monotones “Book Of Love”

Originally posted on MissBackInTheDayUSA The Monotones were a six-member American doo-wop vocal group in the 1950s. They are considered a one-hit wonder, as their only hit single was “The Book of Love”, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1958. The Monotones formed in 1955 when the seven original singers, all residents […]

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