Best Doo Wop songs ever???

[Motorhead350]

Mine probably has to be Never Let You Go by The Five Discs. I was shocked to find out the group wasn't Black, they were all Italians. Earth Angel is a good one too, but everyone knows that. Still of The Night and the fast version of Unchained Melody.

I doubt I will get many responses, but to those who know this music post up. I'm getting all the 45s I can.

Here is one of my favorites, but you must to get to at least 1:10.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7faYmGqxxSs

[Bluerauder]

My favorites are highlighted in "Red"

0-9

3 O'Clock Thrill - The Kalin Twins

A

ABC's of Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
All I Want Is You - The Miracles
All My Love - The Teen Queens
Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals
The Angels Sang - The Solitares
At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

B

Believe Me - The Skyliners
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
Blue Moon - The Marcels
Blue Velvet - The Clovers
Blue Velvet - The Dubs
Blue Velvet - The Moonglows
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Book of Love - The Monotones
Born Too Late - The Ponytails

C

Come Go with Me - The Del-Vikings
Come Softly to Me - The Fleetwoods
Could This Be Magic - The Dubs
Crazy for You - The Aquatones
Crazy for You - The Heartbeats
Crying in the Chapel - Sonny Till & The Orioles

D

Daddy's Home - Shep and the Limelites
Deep Purple - Billy Ward and the Dominoes
Denise - Randy and the Rainbows
Devil or Angel - The Clovers
Donna - Ritchie Valens
Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler

E

Earth Angel - The Penguins
Eddie My Love - The Teen Queens
Every Beat Of My Heart - Gladys Knight & the Pips

F

A Fool Was I - The Veltones
For All We Know - The Flamingos
For All We Know - The Orioles
For Sentimental Reasons - The Cleftones
Forgive Me - Candye Kane

G

Get a Job - The Silhouettes
Girl Girl - The Del Vikings
A Girl Like You - The Velvetones
Gloria - The Cadillacs
Glory Of Love - The Five Keys
The Glory Of Love - The Roomates
Goodnight My Love - Jesse Belvin
Goodnight Sweetheart - The Flamingos
Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight - The Spaniels
Goody Goody - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
The Great Pretender - The Platters

H

Heart and Soul - The Cleftones
Hearts of Stone - The Jewels
Hushabye - The Mystics
Hearts of Stone - The Charms
Happy Happy Birthday Baby - Tune Weavers
Have You Heard - The Duprees

I

I Believe - The Earls
I Believe - The GoldTones
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - The Ink Spots
I Fell in Love - The Esquires
I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
I Really Love You - Earl Lewis & The Channels
I Remember - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
I Was Such A Fool - The Flamingos
I Wonder Why - Dion and the Belmonts
I'll Never Fall In Love Again - The Legends
I'll Be Home - The Flamingos
I'm in the Mood for Love - Chimes
I'm Sorry - The Platters
I'm Sorry - Bo Diddley

L

Life Could Be A Dream (Sh-Boom) - The Chords
Life Could Be A Dream - The Maytals
Linda - Jan & Dean
Little Bitty Pretty One - Frankie Lymon
Little Darlin' - The Diamonds
Love Walked In - The Flamingos
Lover's Prayer - The Clickettes
A Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter
Lonely Teenager - Dion & the Belmonts
Lollipop Lollipop - The Chordettes
Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens
M

Maybe - The Chantels
A Million To One - The Five Satins
Mr. Blue - The Fleetwoods
My Prayer - The Platters

N

No One Knows - Dion & The Belmonts

O

Oh What A Night - The Dells
Once in a While - The Chimes
One In A Million - The Platters
One Summer Night - The Danleers
Only You - The Platters
Over the Rainbow - The Dimensions
Over the Mountain, Across the Sea - Johnnie and Joe

P

Papa Oom Mow Mow - Rivingtons
Pennies from Heaven - Skyliners
Please Love Me Forever - Cathy Jean and the Roommates
Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
Poison Ivy - Coaster

R

Rags to Riches - The Rays
Rama Lama Ding Dong - The Edsels
Remember Then - The Earls
Romeo & Juliet - The Reflections
Runaround Sue - Dion

S

Searchin' - The Coasters
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) - The Chords
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) - The Crew Cuts
Shoop Shoop - The Gladiolas
Silhouettes - The Diamonds
Silhouettes - The Rays
Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners
Sincerely - Moonglows
Sixteen Candles - The Crests
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Platters
So Fine - The Fiestas
Sorry, I Ran All the Way Home - The Impalas
Speedo - The Cadillacs
Star Dust - Billy Ward & the Dominoes
Step By Step - The Crests

T

Teardrops - Lee Andrews and the Hearts
Tears on My Pillow - Little Anthony & the Imperials
Teenager in Love - Dion and the Belmonts
Ten Commandments Of Love - Harvey & The Moonglows
That's My Desire - Dion and the Belmonts
That's My Desire - The Channels
That's My Desire - The Flamingos
There's a Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
This I Swear - The Skyliners
Those Oldies but Goodies - Little Caesar &the Romans
Till Then - The Classics
Twilight Time - Platters
Two People In The World - Little Anthony & The Imperials

U

Unchained Melody - Al Hibler
Unchained Melody - Vito & the Salutations
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters

W

The Way You Look Tonight - The Jaguars
We Belong Together - Robert & Johnny
What's Your Name - Don and Juan
When - The Kalen Twins
When I Fall In Love - The Flamingos
When You Wish Upon A Star - The Crescents
Where Or When - Dion & the Belmonts
Where Or When - The Flamingos
Whispering Bells - The Del Vikings
White Cliffs of Dover - The Skyliners
Who Put the Bomp - Barry Mann
Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Worst That Could Happen - Brooklyn Bridge

Y

Yakety Yak - The Coasters
You - The Aquatones
You Belong to Me - The Duprees
You Cheated, You Lied - Shields
You Really Got a Hold on Me - The Beatles
You Really Got a Hold on Me - The Bobs
You Really Got a Hold on Me - The Miracles
You'll Never Never Know - The Platters
Young Blood - The Coasters
(You're My) Dream Come True - The Temptations
You're So Fine - Falcons
Yours - The Flamingos

Z

Zoom Zoom Zoom - The Collegians
Zoop - The Charts
Zoom - The Cadillacs

[SC Cheesehead]

Great list, Charlie.

One of my all-time favorites is "I Wonder Why" by Dion and the Belmonts.

Dr. Bop and the Headliners out of Madison used to do a great rendition of it.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tFk9wtrDGZo/SSuMGmhPe4I/AAAAAAAABtQ/4FZFkP8nJXU/s400/bop.jpg

[RoyLPita]

Dom,
Enjoy this:
http://www.bobforrest.com/JukeBox.htm

[sd8683]

My top 3

Ben E. King... Stand by me

The Drifters.... Save the last dance for me

The Drifters..... There go's my baby

[Motorhead350]

I recently found out something sad about The Drifters. They had a lot of lineup changes, but in 1959 the record label fired everyone and kept the name. So There Goes My Baby contains NO ORIGINAL members at all in the band. The only thing orignal is the name.

Danny and The Junors had quite a few Doo Wop songs, but Rock N' Roll is Here To Stay is a Rock N' Roll anthem, not a Doo Wop song... to me.

Good list Charlie!

That Jukebox was cool, it actually had Link Wray. Now where is Hasil Adkins? :D

[sd8683]

I recently found out something sad about The Drifters. They had a lot of lineup changes, but in 1959 the record label fired everyone and kept the name. So There Goes My Baby contains NO ORIGINAL members at all in the band. The only thing orignal is the name.

Danny and The Junors had quite a few Doo Wop songs, but Rock N' Roll is Here To Stay is a Rock N' Roll anthem, not a Doo Wop song... to me.

Good list Charlie!

That Jukebox was cool, it actually had Link Wray. Now where is Hasil Adkins? :D

That may be true, but its still a great song

[fastblackmerc]

Some of my favorites off the top of my head.

Duke of Earl - just saw Gene Chandler perform this in Raleigh last summer
Whispering Bells
Rama Lama Ding Dong
Remember Then
Denise
Guardian Angel
A Thousands Stars
A Teenager in Love
Ronnie
Dawn
Big Girls Don't Cry
Blue Moon
Blue Angel
Bobby's Girl
Bristol Stomp
Chain Gang
Cupid
Crimson & Clover
Dizzy
Deadman's Curve
Dream Lover
Heart & Soul
Here Come's Summer
Hushabye
I Wonder Why
In Dreams
Isn't It Amazing
Johnny Angel
Judy's Turn to Cry
It's My Party
Let It Be Me
Lorraine
Lightning Strikes
Love Potion # 9
Leader of the Pack
Model Girl
Mr. Bass Man
My Boyfriend's Back
My True Story
Poetry in Motion
Pretty Woman
Pretty Little Angel Eyes
Rag Doll
Runaway
Sheila
Sherry
Silhouettes
Some Kind of Wonderful
Step by Step
Tell Me Why
The Angels Listened In
The Letter
The Loco-Motion
The Wanderer
There Goes My Baby
There's a Moon Out Tonight
Tonight, Tonight
Trouble in Paradise

[Motorhead350]

Jim you seem to have a lotta Pop songs with Doo Wop songs, but still you have a lotta Doo Wop. I think I have most of those on vinyl.

Why not ad Born Too Late by The Pony Tails?

Oh wait that's my song....... :o

Bobby's Girl is awesome. Love that twangy guitar. mmmmm

[fastblackmerc]

Jim you seem to have a lotta Pop songs with Doo Wop songs, but still you have a lotta Doo Wop. I think I have most of those on vinyl.

Why not ad Born Too Late by The Pony Tails?

Oh wait that's my song....... :o

Bobby's Girl is awesome. Love that twangy guitar. mmmmm

That was just some off the top of my head. Lots more, just have to look them up.

[Bluerauder]

Jim you seem to have a lotta Pop songs with Doo Wop songs, but still you have a lotta Doo Wop.
As one who grew up and lived through this era, it is not very easy to sort many songs into a given category. In fact, some of the categories didn't even exist initially until much later. The transition from Rock & Roll to R&B to Pop to Surfer music to Soul to Acid Rock, etc was not all that clear "while it was happening" in real time.

There were quite a few songs that cut across several categories especially during the transition periods. Even today, some songs defy being put in a single classification. For instance, "Unchained Melody" appears on the list of Doo Wop songs. However, I have always personally considered it to be Rhythm & Blues (R&B). JMHO. :D

[Motorhead350]

There is a Doo Wop version of Unclained Melody just like there is a Punk version of 500 Miles.

To me it's easy to know what songs go into what, usually by artist.

Dick Dale = Surf
Chuck Berry = Rock N' Roll
Gene Vincent = Rockabilly
Marcles = Doo Wop
Miracles = R&B

I see what you mean though.

[jerrym3]

If I had to pick one song over all the other great doo-wops, it would be I Only Have Eyes For You by the Flamingos. I never, never get tired of listening to that tune.

If I had to choose the best male voice of the rock and roll era, I'd have a tough time choosing between Roy Orbison and Jackie Wilson.

If you listen to Roy sing "Crying" and Jackie Wilson singing "Danny Boy", wow!

Roy had more hits, but the range and strength of Jackie Wilson's voice.....He could do a R&R song and then turn around and sing opera.

Tough choice

The best female voice of the R&R era, IMHO, goes to Connie Francis. From "Lipstick on Your Collar" to "Where the Boys Are", she could do it all.

[Motorhead350]

Etta James has my vote to best female singer ever. :)