Madonna‘s songs ruled the 1980s and the 1990s. However, one song proved that she could have been a 1950s goddess if she had been born at a different time. Interestingly, the track was inspired by a ...

Fred Parris, the lead singer of the 1950s doo-wop group the Five Satins, who wrote the hit "In the Still of the Night," died Jan 13. He was 85. The group made the announcement on its official Facebook ...

In the 1950s, vocal groups in American cities began emphasizing harmony and the voice in backing music, building on existing traditions of small-group harmony. From there, a distinctive genre emerged, ...

Courtesy of The Nation's Capital: Doo-Wop From The Street Corner To The Stage Filmmaker, DJ, and music scholar Beverly Lindsay-Johnson had an idea around a year ago: Create a pop-up museum to display ...

NEW YORK — Singer Johnny Maestro, who performed the 1958 doo-wop hit “16 Candles” with The Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with The Brooklyn Bridge, has died of cancer. He was 70. Les Cauchi, ...

The 1950s brings to mind poodle skirts, sock hops, and drive-in movies. I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, and Leave It to Beaver were popular television shows, and Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and ...

Arlene Smith, the lead singer of 1950s doo-wop girl group the Chantels died Wednesday in a New York City hospital after a heart attack at 84. Smith emerged at a time when male doo-wop groups dominated ...