01. The Capris - Stardust
1999- Ambient Sound
02. The Elgins - Here In Your Arms
1964 Congress sub of Kapp records
03. The Admirations - The Lonely Street
1967 - Brunswick, Everytime I hear this song I wanna jump up, stomp my feet & do a flamenco dance! I guess I'm safe to say this is The Brooklyn Doo-Wop group, not The Admirations of Chicago’s North Side, My guess is this white doowop group must of crossed over to soul in the mid 60's
04. The Tunemasters - Miracle Of Love
1959 (Unreleased)
05. The Roberson Brothers - Wishing
1962 - Verl label also pressed on The Three Rivers label as Walt, Percy and The Tracers - Wishing in 1961
06. The Starlets - My Last Cry
1961 - Pam Label, These Starlets were an American girl group from Chicago, Illinois. The group came together in 1961, and auditioned for a Chicago songwriter, Bernice Williams. The group then toured with Jackie Wilson, Mary Wells, and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Their group's follow-up single, "My Last Cry", was less successful. They then moved to Okeh Records, releasing one single, 1962's "You Belong to Me", and broke up shortly thereafter. There was another group known as The Starlets aka The Angels aka Angie & The Chicklettes from (Orange, New Jersey)
07. The Vocaleers - The Night Is Quiet
1960 - Vest AKA The Rainbows
The Vocaleers had one of the more unusual sounds of the early 1950s. While only one of their records made the national charts, they were consistent hit-makers in New York and other local areas. In recognition of the Vocaleers' contributions to R&B music, in April 1996 they were inducted into the UGHA Hall Of Fame.
08. The Mood Makers - Dream A Dream
1961 - Bambi
aka The Five Delights aka The Watusi Warriors from New York
09. Ruth Fadden & The Supremes-Darling, Listen To The Words Of This Song
1956 - Old Town
10. The Peppermints - My First Love
1966 - Ruby-Doo
11. Mickey Toliver & The Capitols - Little Things
1958 - Gateway 721
12. The Dolls – Please Come Home
1959 - Okeh
13. Pure Gold The Group - Life Is But A Dream
2008 - Collectables Label
Pure Gold doo-wops their way through the decades, performing material from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, as well as a blend of blues, standards and original material to highlight their unique talents and range.
14. Bill Baker's Satins - Story Untold
1987 - DelCam Records
Originally from New Haven, Connecticut,in the mid 50's. Bill Baker was a past member of this singing group, there was alot of reorganizing of members,labels & lead singers. The group would be briefly known as "Fred Parris and the Scarlets", then they reverted to the Five Satins name but had little success on the charts. The Baker-led group split up so Bill Baker started his own Five Satins group in 1981, In 2003, the Five Satins were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and still active. Bill Baker died in 1994
15. Linda & The Del Rios - I Don't Want To Be Loved
1962 - Cracker Jack #4005
16. The Citations - It Hurts Me
1961 - Don El
17. The Chantels - Prayee
1959 - End
18. The Pentagons - Until Then
1962 - on Caldwell 411- on Jamie 1210 1961
19. The Vel-Tones - I Need You So
1960 - Zara 901
20. Jack & Jill - Just As You Are
1964 - Maxx 330
The vocals of Van McCoy and Kendra Spotswood, AKA Kenni Woods. During 1961, McCoy met Kendra (aka. Sandi Sheldon) to whom he became engaged. For the next five years, they sang and recorded music together professionally. They also recorded under the names of The Pacettes, Fantastic Vantastics & The Vonettes..Van and Kendra sounded so alike that sometimes it wasn't easy to tell who was singing what,Their relationship ended when McCoy delayed their wedding plans, because of a work contract he had signed with Columbia Records..McCoy died from a heart attack in Englewood, New Jersey, on July 6, 1979, at the age of 39
21. Arthur Lee Maye & The Five Crowns - Truly
1955 - RPM 424
Born: Dec 11, 1934 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama...
Arthur Lee Maye occupied a unique place in the history of doo-wop. Besides being a great lead singer who recorded with various groups for over a dozen labels, he was also a professional baseball player who spent thirteen years in the majors. He died on July 17, 2002
22. The Invictors - This Thing Called Love
1962 - TPE 8217
23. The Ronettes - When I Saw You
1964 - Philles, Formed in the Washington Heights/Spanish Harlem area of New York City... Sisters Veronica (aka Ronnie) and Estelle Bennett and their cousin Nedra Talley first started harmonizing together as teenagers in 1959, Disbanded in 1966.
24. Johnny Jack - Oh What a Way to Be Loved
1964 - Masterdon 100
25. The Baby Dolls - There You Are