Great American Songbook Goes Doo-Wop / Various Great American Songbook Goes Doo-Wop / Various CD

Although for many decades THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK remained principally the domain of jazz-styled singers and musicians, it has undergone a significant revival in recent years, in terms of the mass market's rediscovery of the genre. Loosely defined, these are the most popular and enduring songs from the 1920s through to the 50s, most of which were written for Broadway theatre, musical theatre and/or Hollywood musical movies. And although mainstream Pop has generally endured a somewhat difficult relationship with what has always been perceived as "serious" music, a great many Doo Wop performers dabbled in the Great American Songbook over the years. This unique set presents thirty memorable examples, featuring artists like Dion & The Belmonts, The Platters, The Duprees, The Flamingos, The Drifters, The Skyliners, The Marcels, The Five Satins, The Coasters, The Spaniels and many more. Many of these sides are hard to find elsewhere on CD.

1. Dion ; the Belmonts ò Where or When 2. The Platters ò Ebb Tide 3. The Velvets ò?That Lucky Old Sun 4. The Chimes ò Once in a While 5. The Duprees ò You Belong to Me 6. The Quotations ò Imagination 7. The Flamingos ò I Only Have Eyes for You 8. The Drifters ò Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) 9. The Four Seasons ò I?Can't Give You Anything But Love 10. The Demensions ò Over the Rainbow 11. The Skyliners ò I'll Close My Eyes 12. The Devotions ò (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons 13. The Marcels ò Blue Moon 14. The Sensations Featuring Yvonne ò Yes Sir, That's My Baby 15. The Shirelles ò Everybody Loves a Lover 16. The Five Satins ò I'll Be Seeing You 17. The Crenshaws ò Moonlight in Vermont 18. Lee Andrews ; the Hearts ò P.S. I Love You 19. The Statues ò Blue Velvet 20. The Regents ò Summertime 21. The Cadets ò Fools Rush in 22. Billy Ward ; the Dominoes ò Deep Purple 23. Jan ; Dean ò Heart and Soul 24. The Cleftones ò Glory of Love 25. The Heartbeats ò Everybody's Somebody's Fool 26. The Clovers ò to Each His Own 27. Tony Middleton ; the Willows ò Let's Fall in Love 28. The Spaniels ò Red Sails in the Sunset 29. The Fleetwoods ò Unchained Melody 30. The Coasters ò Zing Went the Strings of My Heart