Good Ol # 39; Country Harmony - Free Home (Country Vocal Band)
In celebration of the human voice - The Essential Musical Instrument.
In the before and after World War II, the term "popular" music has taken a whole new meaning to the scene this age group were among the first to generating mass market appeal current is so used to their stars and they have classic harmony groups deserve their status, they have inspired generations of harmony groups close to imitate their sound, and existing groups have a lot of history in these singers talented exquisite, which paved the way for exploring the history, and also enjoy museums Consider these recordings on CD.
Formed by Jinny Osborn tenor in 1949 whose father was National President of the Company for the preservation and encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America Inc. The Chordettes - Janet Ertel, Carol Bushman and singer Dorothy Schwartz - have obtained in 1949 winning an audition for a spot on the prestigious daily TV program Talent Scouts Godfrey uttered the air worthy and really radiophonic and girls Arthur Godfrey began a four-year stay as accustomed Godfrey, stick to a traditional a cappella hairdresser directory and even cut records for Columbia Unsurprisingly they also have become the new stars of barbershop convention circuit, and when Dorothy left the Chordettes in 1951, it was replaced by Lynn Evans barbershopper Youngstown, Ohio.
Somehow Comedian Harmonists be called the first German boy group Inspired by the American group Revelers Harry Frommermann published an advertisement in a local newspaper, auditioned and eventually founded an ensemble of three tenors, a baritone, a bass and a pianist.
After considerable training, they met with initial success and rose to immense popularity shows Sold out records and film appearances crowned their success.
However, the advent of the Hitler regime smashed their plans, three group members were Jewish they separated and both sides tried to repeat the success with the replacement - Jewish members in the US and three in Germany none of them were successful.
Much of the world has changed since the original version of the Blind Boys of Alabama first raised their voices This was in 1939 when the members were just children over 70 years Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in Talladega, Ala Today ay, later founding member Jimmy Carter can boast of a career beyond what he and his colleagues could not imagine at that time, the group has earned a long list of awards, including honors Lifetime Achievement Grammys and the National Endowment for the Arts, entertained worldwide, was profiled on 60 minutes sang two presidents in the white House and was inducted into the Gospel Music hall of Fame.
Although the band has recorded and performed with some country artists, and others as diverse as Ben Harper, Tom Petty, Peter Gabriel and Prince, they never cross the line and committed themselves to a project inspired by the kind of country so far, with the release of Take the High road on Saguaro road records This historic recording has a modern and traditional country to enrich the sound rooted proclaims the gospel of the group with fresh and illuminating insight .
Cousins Jacob Carey Jake and Carey Zeke Ezikial formed the band in Chicago, Illinois, after meeting Paul David Wilson and Johnny Carter in a black Jewish church Earl Lewis soon joined, and after a series of name changes The Swallows, El Flamingos, the wound Flamingos five is known for If I can not have you, Flamingos Sollie McElroy soon replaced Lewis, who joined five Echos their first single for luck records, was a moderate success, and followed that s My Desire and Golden Teardrops cemented their reputation they have left luck records some time after their December session in 1953 and signed with Parrot DJ records Al Benson Sollie McElroy was on their first session of Parrot, but left the group in December 1954, to be replaced by first tenor Nate Nelson, who was their second session of Parrot; it s ahead of I'm Yours, released in January 1955 In early 1955, the Flamingos transferred to Chess Records, recording their subsidiary Checker They started having national success RB in 1956, I'll be home a kiss from your lips, I promise you, would I cry, but both Zeke Carey Johnny Carter and Johnny were drafted in September They were also part of the film in 1956 Alan Freed rock, rock, rock.
The four freshmen were one of the top vocal groups of the 1950s, and form the bridge between the 40s ensembles like Mel-Tones and harmony rock treads such as the Beach Boys as well as groups like Spanky our Gang and the Manhattan Transfer the group roots back to the late 1940s and held a barbershop quartet called Harmonizers influenced Hal organized Conservatory Arthur Jordan of Butler University in Indiana by two brothers, Ross and Don Barbour their repertoire focuses on standards such as Moonglow and the Christmas Song, and they began to show an unusually open approach, improvisational their harmony singing some membership changes to Bob Flanigan, a cousin, in the fold to Hal Kratzsch sides, and suddenly the four freshmen were assembled in all but name, and fell into place later.
One of the most innovative jazz pop vocal groups of all time, the Hi-Lo pioneering influenced countless pop, R B and doo wop groups of the 50s until today.
They formed in December 1953 Gene Puerling Milwaukee friend Bob Strasen met Clark Burroughs and Bob Morse The last two were singers with Encores, the vocal group for the band Billy May When Billy's group stopped traveling, the Hi-Lo s were born Supposedly named because of their extreme physical and vocal ranges Strasen and Morse were great, and Gene Clark were short, the Hi-Lo's practiced in the Los Angeles apartment of Clark and Gene, refining their revolutionary harmonies group were themselves influenced by artists such as the four freshmen, the Modernaires and Mel-Tones Mel Torme.
Formed in 1962, Los Zafiros were a vocal quartet completed by guitarist and arranger Manuel Galban originally inspired by American vocal groups like the Platters and Coasters, they quickly added their own Cuban flavor to create a unique blend and intoxicating doo-wop, ballads and boleros, soul and samba, tumbaos and twists were unique among vocal groups in that they had three singers from Ignacio Elejalde and soft, high-grade, Eduardo Elio Hernandez, Miguel Cancio and Leoncio Kike Morua But in many ways was Galban who was the architect of his Los Zafiros, as instrumentalist and composer, with Kike, arranger of vocal pieces I do not know why they chose me, he said play guitar with vocal quartet was a novelty and therefore But quite difficult pianos began to disappear in many places if a guitar was a good alternative they ed also need a musical director they were a success from the moment they appeared, and my job was to support and perfect the sound and develope.
Among the RB more seminal and doo groups wop of all time, the Moonglows range featured some of the purest singers of the genre's original range of Louisville included Bobby Lester, Harvey Fuqua, Alexander Graves, and Prentiss Barnes, with Billy guitarist Johnson They were originally called Crazy Sounds, but were renamed by disc jockey Alan Freed as Moonglows the group also cut a few records like Moonlighters Their first major success was the number one RB jewel sincerely for Chess in 1954 which reached number 20 in the pop charts they enjoyed five Top Ten hits on RB Chess 1955-1958, most of all, we go together, See Saw, and please Send me Someone to Love, and ten commands love Fuqua, nephew Charlie Fuqua ink spots, on the left in 1958, he recorded ten commands of love as Harvey with Moonglows Marvin Gaye, Ree is Palmner James Knowland and Chester Simmons before founding his own label, Tri-Phi Fuqua created and produ ced the Spinners in 1961 and wrote and produced for Motown until the early 70's Moonglows disbanded in the 60 and reunited in 1972 with Fuqua, Lester, Graves, Doc Williams, and Chuck Lewis in 2000, Moonglows were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.
Unlimited singers are born with a strange combination of austere and scarce innovation mercantilism which produced something of a fairly high art Gene Puerling was a vocal arranger and singer of Hi-Lo's, and later in the jingle singing and organization in Chicago Don Shelton was Hi-Lo as well, and joined Puerling in trade along the way, they joined Len Dresslar the voice of the Jolly Green Giant voiceover artist and singer Bonnie Herman This led to the formation in 1967 of a loan -to-go quartet singing Jingle So Puerling began experimenting with the new multi-track recording technology, singers and expanded their four votes in eight, twelve, sixteen and later in almost a hundred or more Singers products around 15 LP s in the period between 1971 and 1981.
Collectors have done Swallows one of the most beloved groups RB Their haunting ballads and rhythmic daring innovations are perennial favorites The origin of Swallows dates back to 1946 when a group of 13 years in Baltimore formed a group called the Oakaleers members were Lawrence Coxson main tenor, tenor Irving Turner and baritone Earl Hurley first and second tenor and bongos, bass Norris Bunky Mack, piano, guitar and drums, and another tenor named Gavin thus they were an independent unit in terms of voice and accompaniment instrumental.
The Oakaleers performed on street corners for a few years then, around 1948, they ran into a couple of guys who also sang in the corner and Eddie Rich Tenor Frederick Johnson silver guitar and baritone guitar Rich and Johnson were childhood friends and potential-parent Interestingly brothers Johnson, a southpaw, taught him to play guitar right-hander held upside down.
Tokens are well known for a giant hit song they put on the cards at the end of 1961, and the band members continued in the music industry in various capacities after the success of this success.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight, also known as Wimoweh, is a Zulu song that was sung by a tribe in South Africa It seems that the song originated with Solomon Linda, who wrote Mbube and had a hit with it on Gallotone Records in South Africa in 1939 Weavers recorded Wimoweh before the chips picked up on the subject and recorded their own spirited version of the song for RCA in 1961.
After the success of The Lion Sleeps Tonight, tokens put nine more songs in the top 100 1962-1970, including two made the top forty I Hear Trumpets Blow on their own label BT Puppy and Portrait Of My Love Warner Portrait Of My Love was ten hit for Steve Lawrence beginning of the decade.
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