Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo-Wop: The Music and Artists of the 1950s and Early 1960s

English | 2016 | ISBN: 1491784024 | 256 pages | EPUB | 8 MB
Making Your Memories With Rock & Roll and Doo Wop: The Music and Artists of the 1950's and Early 60's digs back through the catelogue of popular music and brings to life the solo artists, duos, and groups whose music once filled the airwaves and turntables with rock and roll and doo wop. "Joe D, The Doctor of Doo Wop" brings his expertise, honed by hosting a weekly radio, "Making Your Memories," to his revelation of the backstories of these trendsetting artists. Listen live on Southern California's KSBR, FM 88.5 or on the web at www.ksbr.org
Until the British Invasion in mid 1963 changed the direction of American music, the sounds created by the artists profiled in "Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo Wop shaped the entertainment soundtrack of a generation. THis music history shares little known details of the lives of these artists, the history of the period, the distinctiveness of the music, and the power and influence of the songs lyrics.

Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo Wop: The Music and Artists of the 1950's and Early 60's will leave echoes of the time's memorable songs in your mind's ear, their lyrics on the tip of your tongue, and their memories in your heart. You'll discover a fresh desire to find the recordings and give them another spin on your record player, even if your digital music lives in the cloud.