Happy Holidays and New Year! Enjoying warmth, sun, and doo wop.
One love. This Time by The Dubs.
As 2018 draws to a close, I reflect on how monumental of a year it has been. I think about the newness, the oldness, the blending of the two; settling in to myself even more.. I think about the travelling I did. It has been a busy year. My spirit has drifted around indeed, and […]
Such a brilliant love song performed so beautifully by Sarah Vaughan. Doo wop, rock n’ roll, jazz and bossa nova influences.
Here’s a song that I meant to share in June to celebrate Black music month. Better late then never, especially in this case. The song is “Broken Hearted Melody” by the impeccable Sarah Vaughan. I first heard this song several months ago on Sirius XM “50s on 5.” It’s not often that I fall so […]
Still feeling an afterglow following my trip to Los Angeles. LA simply felt right… I await the chance to be amid the golden Hollywood hills again.
I recently returned from a weeklong trip to California. A dream. For the last several years, I’ve yearned to visit California. I always had such a strong affinity for the golden state. And now, I finally had my opportunity to go. I visited San Francisco for work and school-related purposes, and found the landscape to […]
Darlene Love, Fantasia, The View, Snow, Christmas, Soul, Gospel….. DOO WOP!! It’s all here in this performance of Christmas, Baby Please Come Home by Darlene Love!
Finally had some time to reflect on a few songs I’ve fallen in love with over the past several months! All doo wop, but infused with different styles that make each of them unique.
Happy Holidays!
Music in general has a strong associational quality – it sticks with you, it comes to represent experiences in your life. On a grander level, it comes to collectively represent a generation, an era, the “zeitgeist” of the time. Doo wop is nostalgic. Doo wop is romantic. Doo wop is a mood, a time marker […]
A rather unique doo wop song with lots of character! The lead singer, Linda, brings a unique vocal timbre to the song and infuses soulful elements within. Oh, and did I mention the trombone?!
see full post here: https://doowopdoowah.wordpress.com/2017/05/28/come-on-let-me-try-linda-the-del-rios/
This song has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. I discovered it a few years ago on YouTube (thank goodness for YouTube and all of the wonderful people who share music on there!). The group is the Del-Rios, a southern doo wop group originating from Tennessee and then making their way to […]
via Come On Let Me Try – Linda & The Del Rios — doowopdoowah
A beautiful doo wop song by the Velvets that really is a breath of fresh air! Springtime ❤
see full post here: Are you feeling Spring Fever?!
Gosh am I feeling this song lately! Sunshine, warmth, the soft breeze, the green grass, the budding trees – I feel spring! It feels as though nature is coming back to life! Everything feels so alive. Of course, spring seems to have disappeared for the last few days in the Midwest as we’ve returned to […]
NYC is certainly a magical place filled with many magical moments! Beautiful.
See full post here https://doowopdoowah.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/this-magic-moment-acapella-soul-the-drifters/
To continue the spirit from a few posts ago discussing doo wop and New York City, this post is perhaps the greatest testament to doo wop in the city. We must not forget that music, no matter what kind, is a social experience. A song acquires some of its power from the mere fact that […]
via This Magic Moment – Acapella Soul & The Drifters — doowopdoowah
Especially good for gogo dancing!!! Music and dance are sometimes the only solace when faced with difficult/tragic times… Enjoy as we welcome in 2017!
Full post found here: https://doowopdoowah.wordpress.com/2016/12/29/dreaming-of-you-the-kaptions/
Sometimes, only music can bring solace in a world faced with so much tragedy and heartache – especially in this past year. As 2016 draws to a close, I reflect on the tumultuousness it brought with it. Perhaps one of the only positive things about 2016, at least living in the Midwest, was the good […]
Full post found here: https://doowopdoowah.wordpress.com/2016/12/25/merry-christmas-doo-woppers/
An iconic and FAVORITE Christmas song!!! Oh, and did I mention, it’s DOO WOP!! Darlene Love has been singing this song on TV for years. This time she gets a special accompaniment by Patti LaBelle! Interestingly, Patti LaBelle, although not often regarded for such, also sang doo wop back in the early 1960s. Like Aretha […]
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