The Top Ten Biggest Doo-Wop Hits Of All Time

[Roccus]

Heh, heh
I had forgotten about “WADO on your radio”

Wasn’t there a show on after his called “Night Train” that used to play ALL doo-wops?

[vger]

I only have eyes for you:

[vger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvLjI09F2E

[Peter W. Kessler]

Happy to see The Diamonds’ “Little Darlin’” on the list.

It is my favorite R&R song of all time.

Here it is, performed twice; once in 1957, then in 2004:

http://www.flixxy.com/the-diamonds-little-darlin-1957-2004.htm#.UMzqpW_Af2Q

Enjoy!

[vger]

I used to listen to Wolfman Jack on XERB 50,000 Watts of Soul Baby. Wolfman always played:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlvLjI09F2E

[Revolting cat!]

Karl Denver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09SXTH699xE

And let’s not forget the working class hero’s Pete Seeger’s role in the theft of the royalties for this song: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_Sleeps_Tonight

[TalBlack]

I consider “I Wonder Why” to be the best doo wop song ever written. I was surprised to earn that it got nowhere near the number one spot in it’s day. (I think it hit #17 or #12)

[Roccus]

Answered my own question here

http://rockradioscrapbook.ca/air1961.html

[Revolting cat!]

Everybody knows good Doo Wop. How about bad? Links will be appreciated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo_d5KOJ8_M

[a fool in paradise]

I only have eyes for you:

[stylin19a]

"The Crests never had another big hit after this ode to the coming-of-age milestone."

‘Step By Step’ charted @ 14

[Revolting cat!]

Marty and the Muff-Tones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UspGqdwcbQs

[Mad Dawg]

For the Longest Time is excellent.

I personally think “In the Still of the Night” is a marvel of Ur-Doo Wop.

[RegulatorCountry]

Much of what you guys call doo-wop is known as Beach Music down here, Virginia Beach all down the southern Atlantic coast, withe the capital being Myrtle Beach, SC. Very popular scene at the time and all the way through to today with dance clubs and dance contests dedicated to the music and the unique dance associated with it, a sort of heavily modified Jitterbug known as the Shag (yes we know what it means in England). Students at southern universities would be familiar, too, learning to Shag has been a rite of passage for many a fraternity brother and sorority sister.

One of the definitive Shag tunes would be “It Will Stand” by The Showmen. Couldn’t find a good YouTube of it, so here’s a video of a Shag dance contest from the Spanish Galleon in Myrtle Beach, amateurs, a second grade teacher and a policeman, turning in a very respectable performance to “White Port Lemon Juice” by The Bel Aires:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAtiyPmEFSg

[Revolting cat!]

It’s ancient history, but at the time to discerning listeners Danny & the Juniors were the very epitome of everything that’s wrong with white imitative and soulless rock promoted by the likes of payola king Dick Clark, you know Pat Boone singing Tutti Frutti, Fabian out of tune on everything.

[Fiji Hill]

Some of my favorites. These are all Los Angeles-area groups:

• Watts (a community in southeast Los Angeles)--Brother Woodman & the Chanters (1955)

• You're Heavenly--The Saigons (1955)

• Don't Take Your Love--The Calvanes (1955)

• The Man from Utopia (inspired by Utopia Cleaners on 98th St. in Watts)--Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires (1955)

• Oop Shoop--The Queens (1954)

• Baby, Darling--Richard Berry & the Dreamers (1955)

• Shtiggy Boom--Patti Anne & the Flames (1955)

• Tell Me--The Gassers (1956)

• Jump and Hop--The Romancers (1956)

• Blue Mood--Julie Stevens & the Premiers (1956)

[a fool in paradise]

Lou Reed - Merry Go Round
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0TeQdE4bzc
Lou Reed - So Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dQ3H4Li7zs

Ritchie Marsh (Sky Saxon) - Half Angel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEIC9b3rcdQ
Ritchie Marsh - Do The Swim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=—CN3mYEI2A

Ronnie James Dio - An Angel Is Missing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC84rCeBZQI
Ronnie James Dio - Walking Alone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7cr-vp0-_I

Sun Ra - It’s Christmas Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEpFZmN0USQ
Sun Ra - Somebody’s In Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajMoRK_lJQ

[stylin19a]

I still like Don & Juan's “What's Your Name” as my favorite

[a fool in paradise]

Spin the flip side of that one “Chicken Necks”.

[Kid Shelleen]

Have You Heard - The Duprees