The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we look back at the evolution of soul, doo-wop, and classic R&B, few groups embody the genre’s enduring spirit quite like The Dells. Formed in 1952 and enduring lineup changes, ...

The legendary doo-wop singer behind an iconic song used in the 1987 film, “Dirty Dancing,” has died. Maurice Williams — frontman of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs — passed away at the age of 86.

Like doo-wop, the earliest era of rap was full of groups and ensembles, many with numbers in their name, who were known for routines in which they passed lyrics between each member and often broke out ...

In the late 1950s, a teenage Neil Diamond wrote his first song for his then-girlfriend, who would become his first wife, Jayne Posner, who he was married to from 1963 through 1969. The simple doo-wop ...

While he rarely wrote tunes for other artists in the 1970s, John Lennon co-wrote David Bowie’s “Fame.” The tune’s other writer said that it was inspired by a 1960s doo-wop classic. Today, that doo-wop ...

Since this Sunday is Valentine's Day, my wife suggested I do a Valentine's Day "Acoustic Sunday" ("Acoustic Sunday" is my radio show) full of love songs. I told her, with tongue in cheek, I wasn't ...