[78-L] Doo-Wop

[Royal Pemberton]

Or some of the early Mills Brothers where they tried to imitate horn
sections, etc.


On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 5:41 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid
> wrote:

>
> The Thrasher Wonders, doing spirituals on Disc, seem to qualify. Think
> these
> are 1946 or '47.
>
> dl
>
> On 8/1/2014 12:37 PM, Ray Kilcoyne wrote:
> >
> > Wiki gives credit to the Delta Rhythm Boys, the Cats and a Fiddle, and
> > mainly the Ink Spots.  I call them precursors.  My vote as the first one
> to
> > gain some popularity is OL' MAN RIVER by the Ravens on National,
> recorded in
> > 1947.
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DbJv9ZqKkg
> > RayK
> >>
> > From: David Lennick
> > What is the first doo-wop recording? Probably a lot of gospel discs would
> > fit
> > in this category.
> >
> >
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