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The passing of Tommy Gough of the Crests
The Crests on American Bandstand (l to r): Harold Torres, Tommy Gough, JT Carter backing Johnny Maestro Thank you to historian Todd Baptista for providing the following: Talmadge E. (“Tommy”) Gough,...
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Brian Wilson biopic premiere
Paul Dano as Brian Wilson on the set of “Love & Mercy”, 2013 Brian Wilson has arrived in Toronto for the city’s International Film Festival where his biopic will make its world premiere on Sunday,...
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Jay and the Americans headline Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp at LIU Post
Astur Productions presents “Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live!” starring Jay & The Americans (“This Magic Moment”, “Cara Mia”, “Come a Little Bit Closer”, “Only in America”) Sonny Turner, the former...
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Pop Rock & Doo Wopp Live! at the Bergen PAC (October 10, 2014)
Bergen PAC, Englewood, NJ The concept was simple… Eight legendary vocal groups – Eight original lead singers – One Night Only. The audience showed up in record numbers. Marc Farrand, manager of the...
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Malt Shop Memories Cruise 2015 line-up announced
Neil Sedaka, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, The Four Tops, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Ben E. King, Lou Christie and Darlene Love are just a few of the stars that will grace the...
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Frankie Valli’s Granddaughter to Make Debut This Thursday at Bergen PAC
All eyes (and ears) will be on Olivia Polci this Thursday as she takes the stage at the Bergen PAC in Englewood, New Jersey. “She’s beautiful, she’s talented and she’s the daughter and granddaughter...
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Little Anthony & the Imperials’ Farewell Tour comes to Boca Raton Jan 31, 2015
Listening to “Little Anthony” Gourdine sing, it’s difficult to imagine that 2015 marks 57 years since he entered the public eye with his group, the Imperials. One of the very few late-fifties-era...
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The original lead voice of the Buckinghams hits the Daytona area February 20,...
Whoever coined the phrase “you can’t go home again” had obviously never met Dennis Tufano. After an enviable string of top-ten hit records in the late 1960’s as the lead singer of the Buckinghams,...
View ArticleJukebox Jams continue on ABC-TV’s The View
Much to the delight of doo wopp fans everywhere, ABC-TV’s The View has featured some of the best-known groups of the 50’s and 60’s live on national television over the course of the last several weeks....
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David Somerville, interviewed in 1993, the day after his return to the stage...
If you’ve been following the pop, rock and doo wopp circuit for the last 20 years or so, you’ve probably come to accept that David Somerville has always been there. The original lead singer of The...
View ArticleWally Roker of The Heartbeats has passed away
Wally Roker has passed away at the age of 78. As bass singer and one of the leaders of The Heartbeats, he sang on influential seminal R&B recordings including “Crazy for You”, “A Thousand Miles...
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Wayne Smith, of the Capris, remembered
Wayne Smith singing at the Making Crossroads Concert in New Jersey in 2008 Wayne Smith, lead singer of the Capris for the last 7 years, passed away Saturday, March 12. Wayne had previously...
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Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp welcomes The Lettermen
The Lettermen will make their debut appearances as part of the Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Live! series this fall with two 2017 concerts in Florida. One is as-yet-unannounced but the other, in Clermont,...
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The Flamingos & The Mystics share a unique claim to fame
CLICK FOR TIX Stories of artists passing on songs which would go on to be mega-hits for other artists abound in the music business. However both The Mystics and The Flamingos share the distinction of...
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Robert Bateman, legendary Motown writer, has passed away at 80
by A. Scott, special to Pop, Rock & Doo Wopp Motown legend and R&B Hall of Fame member Robert Bateman has passed away, aged 80. Born in Illinois with one arm shorter than the other, he was...
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The passing of Fireflies’ lead Ritchie Adams (Ziegler)
The Fireflies: Ziegler at top Singer-songwriter Richard Ziegler (aka Ritchie Adams) passed away on March 6, 2017 after a brief illness. Although Ziegler achieved most of his commercial success as the...
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Brooklyn Bridge
5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge has long been considered one of the best bands to come out of New York in the late 1960s, both vocally and instrumentally. Much...
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Passings: Timothy Wilson, “Tiny Tim” of the Hits and The Legendary Teenagers
We are sad to report the passing of Timothy Wilson, former lead singer of The Legendary Teenagers, of cancer at age 73. He was born Howard Wilson in Salisbury, Maryland where he was discovered by...
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A Capitol Fourth features The Beach Boys and The Four Tops
Click to listen to or download the new recording of “Do It Again” The Beach Boys – Though they never had a patriotic-themed hit (unless you count “Surfin U.S.A.”), they are synonymous with the...
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The Million Dollar Quartet and Elvis’ Mystery Girl
Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash stand behind Elvis which Elvis’ new girlfriend Marilyn Evans sits atop the piano The date was December 4, 1965. Carl Perkins and his band were hunkered...
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