Northern Soul With A Touch Of Doo Wop

[Guest in town Mikey]

On a summers type spell like we're just expereincing. My thoughts on songs t listen to sometimes alter from the noem. Just lately I've been digging out and searching on you tube for songs that have a summery feel to them. Something that you'd love on the car CD while travelling thru Monte Carlo with the sun down. For me thats songs played on the soul scene, that are probably just as sought after on the Doo Wop circuit.

Number one for me today is Edwick Rumbold - Specially When.

There must be a whole load of songs like this that have become popular on the niter scene?

[Dekka]

I must say mate, never really heard that much doo wop on the niter scene,

but then again, would never do venues that played it, so that's really just a personal thing.

I think if I was driving through Monte carlo with the car top down, then,

Summer Breeze, Isley Brothers, would be perfect

[Supercorsa]

Best summer tune has to be The Young Rascals -Groovin'.

[Codfromderby]

i love them doo wappy things in the car "im coming home" by the fabulous four was on today as i drove with all the windows down in the sun through clay cross in derbys (its not a place that suggests mid summer america)

like the popcorn things as well

honey on the vine matt monroe

i dont know lorne lesley

anita humes and the essex, anything by little anthony and the imperials

[Tiberius]

Much of the material by The Trends would fit the bill.

[Steve Myers]

Absolutely love Doo Wop, or to be more accurate I prefer to call it vocal harmony, loads of early Vibrations tracks fit the bill, especially the stuff on Checker or Okeh. Miracles, Dells, Showmen, Coasters and many many "Soul" groups started out as "Doo Wop" and some of their best work is from the early to mid 60s period ...........

[spike1]

In the temptations film (is it sex drugs& rythmn n blues)?

They depict the temps (before they were called that)

Singing "stay" on a street corner just harmonies no music sounds great

Do you think that a lot of the early 4 seasons tunes come into the do wop / soul genre?

Big girls don't cry

stay

Walk like a man

Ect?

Would the early tunes like

The walk jimmy mc cracklin

Little queenie bill black

Be classed as crossover r n b/ rock n roll/ soul / do wop?

Spike

[Robbk]

A large portion of the "Soul" groups of the mid '60s started out singing Vocal Group Harmony. Many of them were Doo Wop groups (who happened to sing some "Soul" at the very end of their careers (Dells, Dean Barlow(of The Crickets), Tony Williams (Platters), Ray Pollard (Wanderers), Van MCoy (Starlighters/Four Buddies), Freddy Gorman (Quailtones/Fidelitones), Lamont Dozier (Romeos/Voice Masters), Jive Five, O'Jays(Mascots), Big Dee Irwin/Ervin (Pastels), Pookie Hudson (Spaniels), Temptations (Distants/Barbarians), David Ruffin (Voice Masters), Volumes/Magnetics, Monitors (Majestics/Distants), Tavares(Chubby & Turnpikes), Billy Butler (4 Enchanters), Lee Rogers (Barons/Peppermints), Flamingos, Vibrations (Lamplighters), James Brown (Famous Flames), Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Miracles/Matadors), Barbara English (Kodoks/Kodaks), Gladys Knight & Pips, Isley Bros., Spinners, Marvin Gaye (Rainbows/Moonglows), Billy Stewart(Rainbows/Marquees), Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfiels(Roosters/Impressions), Ty Hunter (Voice Masters), Harry Gates (Caravelles/Dramatics), Four Tops, Martha & Vandellas (Del-Fi's/Del-Phis), Originals(Five Jets/Five Stars/Five Masters/Voice Masters), Lee Maye (Arthur Lee maye & Crowns, Richard Berry(Flairs/Dreamers/Pharaohs), Willie Jones/Royal Jokers(Thrillers/Muskateers/Royal Jokers), Chi-Lites(Chanteurs/Presidents/Hi-Lites), Dynamics/Falcons(Playboys/Fabulous Playboys), Eddie Holland, Contours, Marv Johnson, Jackie Wilson(Dominoes), Clyde Mcphatter (Dominoes/Drifters), Ruby & Romantics, Parliaments, Serenaders, Joe Murphy(Five Jets/Five Stars), Daylighters, Debbie Dean (Peeny & Echoes), Artistics,

The list could go on forever.....