radio boise playlist for week of 02/04/08

doo-wop |ˈdoō ˌwäp|
noun

a style of pop music marked by the use of close harmony vocals using nonsense phrases, originating in the U.S. in the 1950s.

Just for the thrill, this episode was a streetcorner spotlight on classic vintage group harmony vocals, fine as wine.

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TITLE / ARTIST / ALBUM (or source)


Be Bop Baby / The Peacheroos / Southern Doo Wop Vol 1

He's Gone / The Chantels / The End Story 1

Groceries Sir / The Dukes / The Best Of Flip Records Vol. 3

Zindy Lou / The Chimes / Vocal Groups Coast To Coast

Don't Ever Get Married / Meloaires / Southern Doo Wop Vol 1

White Cliffs of Dover / The Checkers / King Vocal Groups Vol. 2 - Voo Vee Ah Bee

Shouldn't I / The Orients / Laurie Vocal Groups - The Doo Wop Sound

Foot Loose & Fancy Free / Byron Slick Gipson & The Sliders / Specialty Hardcore Doo-Wop: In The Hallway, Under The Street Lamp

Fool, Fool, Fool / The Clovers / The Clovers

Knee Socks / The Ideals / Bim Bam Boom - 28 Rockin' Doo Wops

Bump-De-Bump / The Souvenirs / The Ebb Records Story, The Group Era 1957-1959, Volume 1

Hey Rube / The Rocketeers / The Fifties: R&B Vocal Groups

Ding Dong / The Echoes / The Gee Story Vol. I

Boom Diddle Boom / The El Dorados / The El Dorados

I Wish / Bertha Tillman & The Killers / Wop Ding A Ling - Classic New York Doo Wop

Sweet Sugar You / Richard Berry & The Pharaohs / The Best Of Flip Records Vol. 3

The Dilly Up / Hep Cats / Del-Fi Doo Wop Honey For Sale Vol. 3

Go Back Where You Came From / Summits / Best Of Candlelite Records Volume Two

Live Like A King / The Twilighters / The Ebb Records Story, The Group Era 1957-1959, Volume 1

Open Up Your Heart / The Lanes / The Gee Story Vol. I

S'Cuse Me Lady / The Genies / Wop Ding A Ling - Classic New York Doo Wop

Call Baby Call / The Diamonds / The Diamonds

Witchcraft / The Spiders / New Orleans Doo Wop

Please Don't Go / The Chanters / The Fifties: R&B Vocal Groups

Millie's Chili / Cell Foster & Audios / Shoo-Be-Doo-Be

Don't Think I Will / Young Jesse / Modern Groups II

Hey Sister Lizzie / The Spaniels / The Spaniels

Wheel Of Fortune / The Cardinals / The Great Atlantic Vocal Groups - Don't It Sound Good

Hushabye My Love / Dino & The Diplomats / Laurie Vocal Groups - The Doo Wop Sound

Question / The Webs / New Orleans Vocal Group Connection 1

Be Bop Girl / Gladiolas / Excello Doo Wop

Teenage Rock / Ronnie Jones & The Classmates / The End Story 1

Twenty-Four Hours a Day / Cathy Ryan & The Four Fellows / King Vocal Groups Vol. 2 - Voo Vee Ah Bee

Chuck-A-Luck / Chuck-A-Lucks / Best Of Candlelite Records Volume Two

Rollin' Stone / The Marigolds / Excello Doo Wop

Lookin' For A Job / Little Joe Mosley and the Sequins / Del-Fi Doo Wop / Honey For Sale Vol. 3

Oochie Pachie / Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns / Modern Groups II

Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart / The Coasters / Doo Wop Box III

Shoobie Dooby Mama / Phantoms / Shoo-Be-Doo-Be

Everybody's Gonna Rock 'n' Roll / The Isley Brothers / The Gone Story 1957-1958

Cotton Pickin' Hands / Dukes / New Orleans Vocal Group Connection 1

False Alarm / Re-Vels / Bim Bam Boom - 28 Rockin' Doo Wops

Have A Heart / The Premiers / The Premiers

Lucille / Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters / Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters