The decade between 1952 and the early 1960s was the peak period for the style of music we now call doo wop, after which it got dissolved into soul music, girl groups, and within pop music in general.

The decade between 1952 and the early 1960s was the peak period for the style of music we now call doo wop, after which it got dissolved into soul music, girl groups, and within pop music in general.

From The Beatles to The Velvet Underground, there weren't too many groups that Frank Zappa liked. However, he had a soft spot ...

Songs such as Motown staples ... one of my favorite groups from the 1960s. You can probably notice a trend here. I have a great appreciation for doo-wop. The Elegants, led by Vito Picone ...

Motown was founded in 1959 as Tamla Records, and it acquired the name Motown in April 1960 – the ideal time ... who had been cutting singles as a member of doo-wop and R&B groups since 1957.

Sam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On I'm Comin' as half of the '60s soul duo Sam & Dave, died Friday at 89.

Moreover, Motown represented something much more important than commercial success; it was an all-encompassing cultural movement which reflected the turbulent times of the 1960s. A revolutionary ...

Paying tribute to the entertainers who died this year.

We remember those we lost in December, including producer Richard Perry, followed by our tributes from the prior months of ...

The 1960s was a turbulent decade, with baby boomers hitting young adulthood and attitudes about everything, including music and sex, undergoing radical change. Society was whipsawed by Kennedy’s ...

And with gold records by the Supremes, the Temptations and the Jackson 5, this former Motown recording studio became a hit-making machine from 1959 to 1972. The interior has been left much the ...