re: Street Corner Symphonies - The Doo Wop Thread

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Here's Carlo's attempt as a solo which unfortunately for him got crushed by the British Invasion. It's great doo-wop and could have been a hit in the right time frame. RIP to Carlo.

"Ring-A-Ling" - Carlo

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It wasn't the British Invasion that killed it. That sound was already anachronistic by 1964.

Doo wop was fading even before the Beatles. The Seasons and Jay & The Americans adapted to the new style, w/o the wild background singers.

Here's a record by a classic doo wop group evolving w/the new sound. The influence of Jay & The Americans is clear w/the vaguely Latin style.

The Duprees - "Around The Corner" (1965)