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12 hours ago
Mandells - Darling (I'm Home) - Fantastic, Rare Doo Wop
This is very rare on the Smart label. This was also issued on the Chess label
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2 days ago
The Royal Jokers-I Don't Like You That Much
Rockin' Doo Wop / Rhythm'n'Blues Stroller from 1958..
54Richie • 1,557 views
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Nice. Thanks.
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4 days ago
Little Esther with The Johnny Otis - Misery - Great R&B Ballad
Love this one!!
PJDooWop • 105 views
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. . . Uh, I think she was 14 when she recorded this . . .
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4 days ago
The Zombies - She's not there - live in IJmuiden - She's not there
The Zombies: smashing performances by Colin Blunstone, Rod Argent, Keith Airey, Steve Rodford, Jim Rodford. Colin hits all high notes and sings li...
schnugsy • 4,005 views
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Nice.
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5 days ago
Joe Morris featuring Laurie Tate - Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere - Fantastic Early 50's R&B Ballad
Thanks to Cris for the awesome gift!
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This is one of best ballads of its time. A deservedly famous record. Really top flight. Thanks very much for sharing it, and to Cris for providing it.
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5 days ago
Larry Birdsong - Wish I Didn't Love You So - Great Group Ballad
I wonder who the group is. Champion is an underrated label
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Nice sound from Larry, who had a lot of them. Didn't know this label before. Apparently it was out of Memphis.
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5 days ago
Arcades - Fine Little Girl - Uptempo NY Doo Wop
Johnson is a great label
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Solid stuff. Johnson is a cool label. Really looks like a rock and roll label.
Man, PJ, you have been out some fabulous stuff, in a dazzling volume. Thanks very much.
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5 days ago
New Yorker's 5 - Gloria My Darling - Excellent 50's R&B Group Ballad
Love this! This label was owned by Flaps Recording. They are the same outfit that owned the Chariot and After Hours labels
PJDooWop • 196 views
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Good song. Good help from Jesse Powell (spelled "Jessie" here).
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5 days ago
Johnny Blake and The Clippers - Bella Marie - Classic NY Doo Wop Rocker
This is, in my opinion, a rare record but it's also highly undervalued (clean copies can be had for under a hundred)
PJDooWop • 147 views
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Nice. Love that beautiful, clean Gee.
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6 days ago
Big Bill - Just A Dream - Fantastic Late 40's Blues
Great Big Bill Broonzy tune
PJDooWop • 94 views
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Bill Broonzy was so great.
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6 days ago
Magichords - Why Feel This Way About You - Rare Early 50's Group Ballad
Extremely rare 78 only issue
PJDooWop • 239 views
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This is great, really like it, reminds me a bit of the Ravens' Maithe Marshall (one of my favorites). And the label is fabulous. Thanks very much.
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1 week ago
WHAT'S MY LINE? - 1958 - Mildred Beery - Hats For Horses
In 1958, my mother, Mrs. Jere "Mildred" Beery appeared on the hit TV show "WHAT'S MY LINE?". Her line was; she made hats for horses. Mom began this...
MrJerebeery • 81 views
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A very nice way to celebrate your mother. Thanks for sharing.
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1 week ago
Originally Banned 1931 Pre-Code Film Noir The Secret Six Wallace Beery Jean Harlow
Driected by George Hill. The Secret Six were, as without a doubt one of the most elite vigilante groups in U.S. history." Their members included th...
kitschgirl65 • 15,899 views
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Harlow's presence is always fabulous. The popular expression used to be "charisma." The folks who are nattering about her acting ability are, well . . .
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1 week ago
Riot On The Sunset Strip-The Standells-1967-(From Film )
Funky,bad,hip and boss song.To quote 60's slang.This song is awesome.This is like punk rock and it's marvelous. This is from the first 5 minutes of...
74sodapop • 47,915 views
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I don't recall the word "awesome" having any particular currency in the '60s. That came later. Cheers. Thanks for the clip.
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1 week ago
Just like me - Paul Revere and the Raiders
Single from 1965.
hawkmoon03111951 • 353,948 views
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Classic garage rock.
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1 week ago
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4 weeks ago
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@IamDottieDandridge Yeah, I agree. And that pointing maneuver is fab.
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1 week ago
Don Covay & The Goodtimers - Now That I Need You - Smooth Ballad
Fantastic remake of The Mello-Moods classic
PJDooWop • 162 views
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The great Don Covay.
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1 week ago
Playboys - One Question - Nice 50's R&B Ballad
A record that a lot of collectors don't know and yet it's not that rare. A clean copy can be had for about 40-50
PJDooWop • 152 views
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@PJDooWop I love this exchange between you and Cris.
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1 week ago
Johnnie and Joe - Kingdom of Love - Excellent Early 80's Doo Wop
Great tune released in 1982. Ambient Sound was a short lived but fantastic label
PJDooWop • 143 views
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Nice to hear that Johnnie and Joe sound again. Agree about Ambient Sound. I have albums with the Harptones and the Jive Five, with top-notch stuff. Thanks very much.
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1 week ago
Playboys - So Good - Frantic Mid 50's R&B
This must have been fun to record
PJDooWop • 149 views
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Good stuff.
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1 week ago
Enchanters - Wait A Minute Baby - Weird But Good 50's Rocker
Great R&B jump tune
PJDooWop • 162 views
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It si a good tune, but totally agree that it's weird. The intro, then that chain-gand backing vocal, and the insane fade-out featuring the Ohio State marching band gone calypso.
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1 week ago
Johnny Greco - Why Don't Y' Love Me - Great Philly Doo Wop Rocker
This is the obscure B-side of "Rocket Ride." This sounds like the same band that played on the Cameo-Parkway sessions.
PJDooWop • 199 views
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A BIllboard article from Feb. 2, 1963, says that C-P has created a "new-performer label" called Pageant Records. This was the first disc, and it was to be followed by records from pianist Dave Stephens and "a new vocal group called the Persians."
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1 week ago
Rockin' Dukes - My Baby Left Me - Repost (Better Sound)
Great rockin doo wop. This always reminded me of "Gee" by The Crows
PJDooWop • 127 views
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These guys have a terrific sound.
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1 week ago
Rockin Dukes - Angel and A Rose - Beautiful Late 50's Ballad
This is a repost (better sound quality). Interesting reworking of "That's The Way It Goes" by The Harptones
PJDooWop • 144 views
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Nice. When I saw what you said about a reworking of the Harptones' song, I was dubious. I have the Harptones on a very high pedestal. But this was very nice, quite enjoyed it. Great name for a '50s rock group. Thanks.
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2 weeks ago
Fairlanes - Writing This Letter
Doo Wop
phunkyjunction • 279 views
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Nice sound. Thanks.
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2 weeks ago
Point Blank (1967) - Nightclub Scene
"There are two kinds of people in his up-tight world: his victims and his women. And sometimes you can't tell them apart."
Lee Marvin in a double c...
badmoodguy • 35,539 views
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That's the great Stu Gardner singing.
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2 weeks ago
Stu Gardner - I Can't Make It By Myself
Fantastic track from an under-rated singer, and not the sort of thing I expected Hugh Masekela to get involved in. Taken from his rare album 'To So...
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2 weeks ago
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This is great. Thanks very much.
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2 weeks ago
baby be mine - gino washington
baby be mine - gino washington
sewerscent • 36 views
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Thanks very much.
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2 weeks ago
Velvet Keys - My Baby's Gone - Great Doo Wop Rocker
Fantastic uptempo tune
PJDooWop • 216 views
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He's now "left alone / by a blue telephone." Plus, his baby could even be 10 miles away.
Fate can be cruel.
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2 weeks ago
Orlandos - Cloudburst - Great Late 50's Doo Wop
Fantastic record that was big in Pittsburgh
PJDooWop • 472 views
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Amazing what Pittsburgh gave us. This, I was interested to learn, was a George Goldner label.
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2 weeks ago
What's My Line? Judy Canova PT 2
The panel has to guess the night's Mystery Celebrity, Judy Canova, and the last line, a man who operates a lie detector.
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Thanks very much for putting these up.
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3 weeks ago
What's My Line? Spike Jones Pt2
The panel has to guess the Mystery Celebrity, Spike Jones. Also, a woman who is a weight guesser. Too bad Spike left to quickly!
NellsStuff • 234 views
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Quite a signature Spike was working.
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3 weeks ago
Troy Shondell.....Girl After Girl
Rock n' Roll
barrygioportmorien1 • 3,330 views
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@toddwindyhill Hi. I have the original Liberty, which I bought when it came out. This is indeed the same song, he simply left off the beginning (unfortunately).
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3 weeks ago
Vocal-Teens - Till Then - Excellent Jersey City Doo Wop Ballad
This was recorded in '58 but released in '72 from an old acetate. The background noise is from the acetate this was taken from and not the record i...
PJDooWop • 318 views
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Sounds a bit like the Mills Brothers' version. Cool record.
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3 weeks ago
Ding Dongs - Sweet Thing - Good Doo Wop Rocker
Obscure title from the West Coast
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Looks like John Marascalco and Tommy Boyce wrote this. Those guys were responsible for a lot of hits.
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3 weeks ago
(Unreleased) Still Around - Would You Still Be Mine (Originally by The Emblems)
This was a session I engineered last night. I synced the audio onto the video directly from the tape. This was just a preliminary mix.. A lot of wo...
PJDooWop • 1,254 views
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Really great job. What is their name? Enjoyed this very much, and thanks for showing it.
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4 weeks ago
Ethel Waters - Am I Blue-1929 Film
Ethel Waters sings Am I Blue from the 1929 motion picture "On With the Show". This was the first sound movie filmed in color-unfortunately, only ...
preservationhall01 • 81,542 views
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The great Ethel, and her signature song,, which, of course, she introduced.
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4 weeks ago
Josephine Baker - Blue Skies - 1927 - Irving Berlin
Josephine recorded her version in 1927. Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 -- April 12, 1975) was an American dancer, singer, and actress who found fame...
warholsoup100 • 48,874 views
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Very nice version of this classic.
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4 weeks ago
1920s Charleston
The Charleston was the dance that captured the spirit of the 1920s. It was danced with wild abandon by a new generation of independent young Americ...
swingitshaz • 342,938 views
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Real nice. Thank you.
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4 weeks ago
Edward R Murrow on What's My Line?
Edward R. Murrow appeared on the Emmy winning"What's My Line?" television show on December 7, 1952. This was typical of the "panel show" genre of t...
pmw8000 • 184 views
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Eleven years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Thanks very much.
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1 month ago
I've Got A Secret Guest Star Diana Dors Part 3
Public Domain episode of Ive got a Secret it is public domain like many Early Goodson-Todman shows like What's my Line, Beat the Clock and To Tell...
ClassicTelevisionMan • 157 views
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Good fun. Thanks very much.
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1 month ago
cute guitar player
live, anonymous...
If somebody knows that girl, please let me know!!!
slobodantonic • 1,618,711 views
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Great.
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1 month ago
Keith Richards - Satisfaction (blues)
Keith Richards - Satisfaction (blues)
Jeep1313 • 1,300,514 views
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Nice. Thanks.
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1 month ago
Yack Taylor - Knockin Myself Out (1941)
Flashbacks 1920's - 1940's Novelty Songs Of An Era Long Gone Bye. Reefer Songs.
warholsoup100 • 395 views
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Great tune. Thanks.
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1 month ago
Heart and Soul - Little Jan and The Radiants - Rare Syracuse Doo Wop
A good and rare two sider
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Wow. I wasn't ready for that vocal. Great version of the old classic. Thanks very much.
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1 month ago
Ebonaires - Love Call - Gorgeous Philly Doo Wop Ballad
This has been one of my favorites since I first heard this in 1994 on a Terry Lee LP. This is rare on the Lena label. It was later released on Came...
PJDooWop • 872 views
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Strong.
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1 month ago
Terracetones - Words of Wisdom - Nice Newark NJ Doo Wop Ballad
This group is aka The Monotones. This was apparently recorded during a session that produced a few songs that were issued as by The Monotones. It's...
PJDooWop • 260 views
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@PJDooWop According to Marv, the Monotones recorded both sides. I was actually kind of surprised he had an article on them.
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1 month ago
Lillian Leach and The Mellows - Moon of Silver - Beautiful 1959 Ballad
Love this one. Rare 45
PJDooWop • 478 views
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NIce song, very different. Love the bridge. Label is outstanding. Thanks very much.
Sierra Vista, Arizona. That's cool. Apparently the Mandells were yet another Air Force group, from the Kirtland base in Albuquerque.