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Paul H. Loftland, longtime federal police officer, dies at 79

The Philadelphia Tribune 04 Nov 2021
Paul H. Loftland, who was a longtime federal police officer, died on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Loftland was 79 ... Loftland was very artistic, and his creativity spanned multiple areas ... He sang baritone in the West Philadelphia High School choir, "Doo Wop" with Philadelphian such as legendary music producer Kenny Gamble as well as singing in the Navy ... ....
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Tickets on sale for The Lettermen performance

Journal Review 04 Nov 2021
For The Lettermen debut single record in the summer of 1961, Capitol Records decided to put a romantic ballad on the B-side of “That’s My Desire,” which was an attempt at a doo-wop single, figuring radio stations would have to play the A-side because the B-side ...
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Top 10 arts events for Sarasota-Manatee: Nov. 4-10

Sarasota Herald-Tribune 04 Nov 2021
Buddy Holly will ‘Rave On’ at FST ... With his band the Crickets, he recorded such songs as “Peggy Sue,” “Not Fade Away” and “Rave On.” Michael Sean Perrie Jr ... 28 ... And at Florida Studio Theatre’s cabaret, you still have time to see the doo-wop group “The Wanderers,” which runs through Feb.
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Cliches may grate like nails on a chalkboard, but one person's cliche is another's sliced bread

Dothan Eagle 03 Nov 2021
When overrused phrases reach the point of aggravation, they become cliches. yongyuan/iStock/Getty Images Plus ... Are we adulting now? ... As Nov ... Idioms, slang, cliches ... idiom, slang and cliche ... Slang is different ... Big-block, doo-wop ... Vocal-harmony rhythm and blues known as doo-wop went mainstream in the 1950s and 1960s, and was added to the dictionary in 1965.
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Le Tigre’s Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman settle ‘Deceptacon’ lawsuit with Barry Mann

NME 02 Nov 2021
Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fatemen of Le Tigre have settled their lawsuit with singer Barry Mann around their song ‘Deceptacon’. READ MORE. Soundtrack Of My Life – Kathleen Hanna ... “Mr ... Mann and his co-writer copied them from Black doo-wop groups active during the late 1950s and early 1960s,” Le Tigre’s original countersuit read.
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Today's events for Nov. 1

The Post and Courier 31 Oct 2021
TODAY. The Town of Windsor will hold its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in the activity building of Windsor First Baptist Church. Masks are required. One person per family is asked to attend ... 5 ... 1 ... The show, titled "Yesterday Once More," will feature Doo Wop music from the ’50 and ’60s and will be performed at the USCA Etherredge Center Feb.
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Today's events for Oct. 31

The Post and Courier 31 Oct 2021
TODAY. A drive-thru Trunk or Treat will be held from 6-9 p.m. today at Central Baptist Church, 1652 Wire Road. A trunk-or-treat celebration will be held from 6-8 p.m ... Masks are required ... 5 ... 1-7 ... 1-13 ... The show, titled "Yesterday Once More," will feature Doo Wop music from the ’50 and ’60s and will be performed at the USCA Etherredge Center Feb.
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Today's events for Oct. 30

The Post and Courier 30 Oct 2021
TODAY. A Howl-O-Ween celebration will be held at 4 p.m. today at Downtown Dog, 150A Laurens St. S.W. The event will feature a dog costume parade and costume contest ... to 1 p.m ... Walk-ins are welcome ... 5 ... The show, titled "Yesterday Once More," will feature Doo Wop music from the ’50 and ’60s and will be performed at the USCA Etherredge Center Feb.
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Veronica St. Clair Brings Riley's Extraordinary Playlist to Life on La Brea

Houston Press 29 Oct 2021
Veronica St. Clair offered a private peek at Riley’s Velez’s music playlist. The former didn’t have to swipe the latter’s iPad or hack into her Spotify account. No funny business because the two women are actually one in the same. St ... St ... Hers did not ... Local ... “It starts with this distorted doo-wop,” and she sings a bit of the melody, much to our delight ... .
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Merriam-Webster adds 455 new words to the dictionary, including 'fluffernutter' and 'dad bod'

Lincoln Journal Star 29 Oct 2021
Amirite, or amirite? As the world evolves, words follow, which is why Merriam-Webster has added 455 new ones to the dictionary this month ... (Yes, that's in there, too) ... The CNN headline at the time ... *** ... U.S ... Big-block, doo-wop ... Vocal-harmony rhythm and blues known as doo-wop went mainstream in the 1950s and 1960s, and was added to the dictionary in 1965.
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Today's events for Oct. 29

The Post and Courier 29 Oct 2021
TODAY. FOTAS will hold a Trick-or-Treat event from 3-5 p.m. today at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, 333 Wire Road. Trick or treaters are welcome to drop in for candy at the front door ... N.W ... N.W ... 5 ... The show, titled "Yesterday Once More," will feature Doo Wop music from the ’50 and ’60s and will be performed at the USCA Etherredge Center Feb.
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Veteran PBS Producer TJ Lubinsky Presents National Talent Search For "The Next '50s & '60s ...

The Bradford Era 28 Oct 2021
28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, aspiring Acapella and vocal group harmony singers are invited to audition for�The Next�'50s &�'60s Pop, Soul and Doo-Wop Star�worldwide talent search ... The Next�'50s & '60s Pop, Soul and�Doo-Wop Star�talent search is being conducted by famed PBSMy Music�series producer TJ Lubinsky of TJL Productions.
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Veteran PBS Producer TJ Lubinsky Presents National Talent Search For "The Next '50s & '60s Pop, Soul And Doo-Wop Star"

PR Newswire 28 Oct 2021
28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting today, aspiring Acapella and vocal group harmony singers are invited to audition for The Next '50s & '60s Pop, Soul and Doo-Wop Star worldwide talent search ... The Next '50s & '60s Pop, Soul & Doo-Wop Star producer TJ Lubinsky.
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Today's events for Oct. 28

The Post and Courier 28 Oct 2021
TODAY. The Town and Country Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at Newberry Hall, 117 Newberry St. S.W. The guest speaker will be Mila Padgett ... All ladies are welcome ... today ... S.W ... 18 ... N.W ... N.W ... 1 ... The show, titled "Yesterday Once More," will feature Doo Wop music from the ’50 and ’60s and will be performed at the USCA Etherredge Center Feb ... .
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Jay Black of ‘Jay and The Americans’ dead at 82

The Jerusalem Post 27 Oct 2021
“Three yeshivas,” Black said twice for emphasis in a 2014 interview ... He was selling shoes in 1962 or 1963 at Thom McAn when a buddy, Marty Kupersmith, who knew Blatt from the Jewish doo-wop circuit, asked him to take the place of Jay Traynor, who had quit Jay and the Americans, a group that had scored a single hit in 1962 ... concert ... .
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