Del Vikings - "Flat Tire" ~ Rivet Head

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

flattop said...: You like doo wop, Matt?; November 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Matt Strickland said...: I wouldn't put this in the "doo wop" category....more of a rock n' roll stroller with backing vocals.; November 24, 2010 at 1:04 PM
flattop said...: Perhaps...but the Del-Vikings are considered a doo wop group, thus my question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Del-Vikings; November 24, 2010 at 1:36 PM
flattop said...: I was going to give you a few youtube links to some obscure but killer doo wop tracks I sometimes spin...; November 24, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Matt Strickland said...: No, in general I don't like "doo wop"...although I definitely like some songs done by groups classified as "doo wop". Btw, the hideous name bestowed on this music didn't occur until much later. Sha Na Na era...late 60's early 70's. Would you call Frankie Lymon's version of Jailhouse Rock "doo wop"?; November 24, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Matt Strickland said...: ...link away, you never know!; November 24, 2010 at 1:51 PM
flattop said...: Yes, I know...some people object to the moniker "doo wop" and prefer "50s vocal groups" or just "R&B". Whatever...I think you know what I was referring to.

I DO dig a lot of the lesser known gems of that genre from the 50s...just wondering if you were keen on it as well.; November 24, 2010 at 2:18 PM