The doo-wop sound of the 1950s was born on the street corners of America’s cities. Groups of teenagers harmonized creating music without instruments. His a cappella the melodies relied on nonsense words, such as the “bom-bom-bom” of the bass, to imitate the absent guitars and drums. Few groups carried this concept further than the Chips: Charles “Kenrod” Johnson (leader), Nathaniel […]
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