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The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and areas of greater Los Angeles including El Monte and Compton. Built upon vocal harmony, doo-wop was one of the most mainstream, pop-oriented R&B styles of the time.
As a musical genre, Doo-wop is a type of vocal group harmony with the musical qualities of many vocal parts, nonsense syllables, a simple beat, little or no instrumentation, and simple music and lyrics. It is ensemble singing with single artists appearing with a backing group. Solo billing usually implies that the individual is more prominent in the musical arrangement.
African-American vocal groups such as The Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers, both from Cincinnati, Ohio, had record hits during the years of the second world war that set important precedents for the genre. The Ink Spots had a string of record successes in 1939-40, both in the USA and in Britain, with "My Prayer", "Bless You" and "Whispering Grass" and The Mills Brothers followed suit in 1943-44 with "Paper Doll", "You Always Hurt The One You Love" and "Till Then".
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the RIAA.
Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and has sold over 150 million records worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006), and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame (2009). In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, with Billy Joel positioned at No. 23. With the exception of the 2007 songs "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah," Joel stopped recording pop/rock material after 1993's River of Dreams, but he continued to tour extensively until 2010.
Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana.
Cyrus recorded music for the soundtracks, Hannah Montana (2006) and Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus (2007), released by Walt Disney Records. With the success of the Hannah Montana franchise she established herself as a teen idol. In 2007, Cyrus signed to Hollywood Records to pursue a solo career. She embarked upon the Best of Both Worlds Tour the same year, in which she performed as both herself and in character as Hannah Montana. The tour was eventually turned into a high-grossing concert film titled Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (2008). In July 2008, Cyrus released her first solo album, Breakout (2008), which was commercially successful.
She began her foray into film by providing the voice of "Penny" in the animated film Bolt (2008). Cyrus earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for her performance of Bolt's theme song, "I Thought I Lost You". She also reprised her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009). The Hannah Montana: The Movie' soundtrack introduced her to new audiences within country and adult contemporary markets.
RADIO STATION | GENRE | LOCATION |
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Destination Doo Wop | Oldies,60s | Internet Only |
Doo Wop Cafe | Oldies | USA |
A1A Doo Wop Radio | Oldies | USA |
The Doo-Wop Express | Oldies,60s,R&B; | USA |
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It's the ten tape commandments wha wha what
Ha ha yo
Niggas can't tell me nothin about these tapes
Can't tell me nothin about these records CD's (10)
For my DJ cats word up
Niggas rockin them turntables I ain't forget ya'll niggas
Who dat who dat
My needle pickin niggas ha ha
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[Doo Wop:]
Yo Yo I been in this game for years to be exact eight
Theres steps that you gotta take to make a phat tape
It's a tape master booklet so you could get
Your shit on blast not flipped in the trash
Rule nombre uno (Number one) When you start a intro
Never try to rhyme if you don't know how to flow
Cuz like a showtime crowd at the Apollo
If you doo doo they'll boo you and say you gotta go
Number two I mean this sincerely
Even if you scream nigga try to speak clearly
With clarity take it from yo majesty
If it sounds like you mumbling then don't shout a motherfucking thing
Number three never give nobody from yo clique to yo posse
No copy of the master it'll be disaster
Cuz them bastards will put it out a little faster
Number four know ya heard this before
Keep ya name alive if you wanna survive
Number five never leave no shit with ya girl
Cuz yo bitch will give yo shit free to the whole world
Number six that goddamn credit dead it
Ya think them ???? kids payin ya back shit forget it
Seven I'mma stay on the same topic make no comment if they don't payup
Just send ya crew and them back to shake up
With aluminum bats to break up and bring back ya paper
Number eight never keep no tapes on you
Or cd's cuz niggas always want something for free
Number nine shoulda been number one to me
If ya start gettin wack kid start makin beats
If niggas think ya slippin they aint tryin to listen
They be sittin in they Expe-dition steady dissin
Number ten a strong word called cre-ating
Like the opposite of imitating
95 percent of these niggas faking
Thats why the other five is considered tape kings
Follow these rules you'll have mad bread to break up
If not 24 hours till we face up
Let you try to hook your tape up before the shake up
Fuck around I'll have you taped up in Jamaica
Smash ya 1200's watch ya wheels break up
Fuck around and get you laced before you pass
Heard ya girl hooked a better tape up
Gotta go gotta go more tapes to bake up
Word up ha
Yo Tape King Doo Wizza
Doo Wop