5 of My Most Anticipated Albums of the Fall
Dear listeners, Fall is a perennially busy season for new music releases, and the deluge can be a bit overwhelming. Fear not: Today I’m here to help. For the Times’s annual Fa ...
Arizona Daily Star11d
Frankie Beverly, lead singer and founder of Maze, dead at 77
Frankie Beverly, who with his band Maze gave the world an anthem that will forever be tied to cookouts and good times, died ...
Pitchfork12d
Frankie Beverly, Soul Singer and Maze Frontman, Dies at 77
Born Howard Stanley Beverly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1946, he was drawn to music first as a schoolboy in church, ...
The Hollywood Reporter16d
Screamin’ Scott Simon, Longtime Sha Na Na Performer, Dies at 75
By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Screamin’ Scott Simon, who spent 52 years as the pianist of the energetic rock ’n’ roll and doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai after a long battle ...
Rolling Stone16d
Screamin’ Scott Simon, Sha Na Na Member Who Co-Wrote Song in ‘Grease,’ Dead at 75
Scott Simon, who dedicated 52 years playing the piano for doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai, California, at the age of 75 after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina ...
Ultimate Classic Rock16d
Screamin’ Scott Simon of Sha Na Na Dead at 75
That same year, he joined Sha Na Na, the doo wop revival group who rose to fame covering '50s rock 'n' roll songs and even performing at Woodstock in 1969.
New Castle News16d
'A New Doo': Broadway veterans open this year's Celebrity Series
When Dwayne Cooper jokes that without doo wop he might not be here, he doesn’t just mean in Lawrence County performing Sept. 21 with The Doo Wop Project as part of Westminster College’s ...
USA Today20d
Who made 2024 Delaware Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Look at all 8 music legends
Who are Kenny Boulden and the Del-Vikings? If you Google "The best doo-wop song of all time," the first name to appear on the list is Kenny Boulden and the Del-Vikings. The doo-wop group is the ...
Staten Island Advance22d
‘Another Night of Entertainment, Dining & Dancing’ awaits at the Historic Old Bermuda Inn Sept. 28 | Inside Out
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s often been said that the sound of music stimulates the mind and soothes the soul. The universal language, music connects cultures and even evokes emotions that words ...
Rolling Out24d
Lauryn Hill dazzles at high school reunion with impromptu performance
In addition to “Ready or Not,” Hill also performed other fan favorites like “Doo Wop (That Thing)” and “Ex-Factor.” The energy in the room was palpable as classmates enjoyed a mini ...
The Daily Telegraph26d
Maurice Williams, doo-wop singer with the Zodiacs whose No 1 hit Stay was in Dirty Dancing – obituary
Maurice Williams, who has died aged 86, was a singer and songwriter who founded Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, leading lights in doo-wop; in 1960 they went to No 1 in the US with Stay ...
Orlando Weekly26d
Do androids dance to robotic Motown?
Doo Wop for the Digital Age is currently available on Bandcamp and YouTube. Subscribe to Orlando Weekly newsletters. Since 1990, Orlando Weekly has served as the free, independent voice of Orlando ...