A classic slice of joyous 50’s doo wop from Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers. I played it over and over all weekend both in the jukebox in my brain and on YouTube. Additionally, it felt like an appropriate song to post on April 1st.
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers:
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*Artist #640
Dion* – Runaround Sue
Another classic tune, following on from yesterday’s post.
Dion is not who I expected him to be. The fist time I heard this I certainly didn’t picture the singer as an Italian guy from the Bronx! His was an interesting story, in that he managed to become a successful musician despite having been addicted to heroin since his mid-teens.
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*Artist #508
The Versatones* – Bila
And now for something completely different! I heard this wacky and manic doo wop tune on Downtown Soulville a few weeks ago and it has been rattling around my brain ever since. It is so upbeat and infectious, a heady combination on a sunny, summers day.
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*Artist #452