# Big doowop fan looking for suggestions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599 "2018-10-07T06:26:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/1 "2018-10-07T06:26:18Z")
I have been listening to doowop for well over 50 years but with the advent of You tube I have been introduced to dozens of songs that I like even better than the standard top ten doowop hits. Can anyone suggest a Top Ten of more or less obscure or regional favorites that I am likely to be unfamiliar with? I would be happy to list mine in exchange if anyone shares my interest in this area. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/2 "2018-10-07T07:11:12Z")
Assuming I understand “doo-wop” correctly, my favorites include: “You Belong to Me” by the Duprees. “Since I Don’t have You” by the Skyliners. “I’ll Be Seeing You” and “Born Too Late” by the Poni-Tails. I actually prefer their version of the former to Jo Stafford’s Are these sufficiently obscure to qualify? ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/3 "2018-10-07T14:09:39Z")
The Cardinals - [The Door Is Still Open](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEoIaGxHBME) The Nutmegs - [Hello.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR_6iW98-gc) The Harptones - [On Sunday Afternoon.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5vMx2gLjrU) … for starters… ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/4 "2018-10-09T06:57:16Z")
I’ll check out I’ll be seeing you" thanks. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/5 "2018-10-09T06:58:23Z")
Thanks jaycat, never heard two of them before. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/6 "2018-10-09T12:47:50Z")
You might like the Skyliners’ version of “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” It's very nice, but quite frankly I prefer versions with a little slower tempo, like Karen Carpenter's. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UeTXNAyCQAQ/maxresdefault.jpg "I Can Dream, Can't I?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeTXNAyCQAQ) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/7 "2018-10-09T14:08:25Z")
I picked up a “Doo Wop Hits” compilation from iTunes. Lots of bands I hadn’t heard of. Got a Best of Jackie Wilson, too, which may not be DooWop, but it fired the same areas of my brain. Oh, almost forgot. A lot of the best DooWop I’ve heard in the past decade is done by some of the great acapella bands out there. For old-school street harmonies, I love [The Persuasions](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/street-corner-symphony/716252935). Their “People Get Ready” is tasty. For more modern takes on the classics, almost every college has an acapella group; search YouTube. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/8 "2018-10-09T16:29:36Z")
Songs about girls named Gloria were pretty popular back then. You’re probably familiar with the most famous one, by The [Cadillacs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U28e4EEC2j4), but [The Chariots](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh3PvPkgRyA) were also in love with a Gloria. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/9 "2018-10-09T23:04:38Z")
You could try [The Time Tones](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+time+tones). ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/10 "2018-10-10T03:58:03Z")
Checked them out and I agree; thanks for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/11 "2018-10-10T04:02:52Z")
[quote=“terentii, post:6, topic:822599”] You might like the Skyliners’ version of “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” The Skyliners are from my hometown; I went to high school with Janet Vogel Dean's cousin. Pretty familiar with that group but thanks for the suggestion. If you like them you might check out Janet Dean's "Another Night Alone." ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/12 "2018-10-10T04:07:19Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#): > > Songs about girls named Gloria were pretty popular back then. > > You’re probably familiar with the most famous one, by The [Cadillacs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U28e4EEC2j4), but [The Chariots](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh3PvPkgRyA) were also in love with a Gloria. I missed the idea that the Chariots song was a completely different song rather than a different version of the same song. Glad I checked it out. Thanks for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/13 "2018-10-10T09:18:02Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#): > > Songs about girls named Gloria were pretty popular back then. {…} [Earl Lewis and The Channels - Gloria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKOPZo5y6VA). CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/14 "2018-10-11T04:38:18Z")
One of the best known doowop songs ever; thanks for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/15 "2018-10-11T13:51:00Z")
You want obscure? Check out the George Blood Archive ([78rpm Records Digitized by George Blood, L.P. : Free Audio : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/georgeblood?&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22Doo-Wop%22)); in particular: The Du Droppers, The Four Fellows, Nick Noble, The Charms, The Diamonds, Tony Allen and the Champs, The Magnificents, The Schoolboys, and The Cleftones. Some of those Platters tunes also fit the bill, like “Bark, Battle, and Ball”. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/16 "2018-10-11T14:40:31Z")
To be clear: “in particular” doesn’t necessarily mean they’re more obscure; rather they fit the genre better than some of the others listed there. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/17 "2018-10-12T06:27:34Z")
Wow! Thanks very much for the suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/18 "2018-11-03T21:12:38Z")
#24 on the top 100 for the week of 8 November 1975: “[Eighteen with a Bullet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujo58vV0NaU)” - Pete Wingfield. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-doowop-fan-looking-for-suggestions/822599/19 "2018-11-07T23:35:52Z")
[The Spaniels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMomLMeHE-A).