With a show packed full of music. Plus regular features such as Fox the Fox, Gobsmackers, the Drivetime Jukebox Jury, and What's in the Locker, Cocker?
Mark and Stuart feature great music, including a session from Glasvegas.
4/6. Russell Davies explores the ancient art of close-harmony singing, including barbershop, jazz, gospel and doo-wop. See also the following programme.
Russell Davies continues his series exploring the art of close-harmony singing in its many variations, including barbershop, jazz, gospel and doo-wop.
3/4. Another chance to hear Ronettes star Ronnie Spector presenting a history of doo-wop - the close-harmony rhythm and blues style of singing that emerged in the 1950s on the urban streets of East Coast America. The story shifts to the mid-1950s, when doo-wop possibly reached its creative peak, with weekly releases of vocal-group records numbering in the hundreds. Among the era's top hi-fi serenaders were the Penguins (Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)) and the Five Satins (In the Still of the Nite), with the Cadillacs (Speedoo) picking up the tempo. As doo-wop took root in New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles, the mainstream music industry moved in for a slice of the action.
