DOO WOP

Doo-Wop basically evolved from a merging of pop, gospel, jazz, blues, and some swing elements in the late 1940s and early ‘50s. Before that time, most vocal groups were either white pop ensembles or black groups such as the Ink Spots and Mills Brothers. In the late ‘40s, groups like the Dominoes and the Clovers were selling a substantial number of records in that community.

Overall, the “Poodle Skirt Era” brought us an assortment of Doo-Wop and rock & roll groups such Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers who were true trendsetters, in the early days of rock and roll. They were the measuring stick by which hundreds of "kiddie" vocal groups measured their capabilities in order to bring themselves to the publics attention. Many groups tried to follow in the footsteps of Frankie and the Teenagers, however they were not very successful. Some of those fans that made it big include Diana Ross, Tim Hauser (THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER), Ronnie Spector, and Millie Jackson.

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