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Doo-Wop! and The G-Clefts: The Saga of America's Last Original Doo-Wop Group from the 1950s Still Performing

Doo-Wop! and The G-Clefts: The Saga of America's Last Original Doo-Wop Group from the 1950s Still Performing

          
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In 1956 the G-Clefs recorded their first hit "Ka Ding Dong". It ranked #24 on the Billboard charts that year. Their biggest hit came later in 1961 with "I Understand" reaching #9 also on the Billboard's top 100. In 1997 PBS featured singing groups like the G-Clefs to appear on their televised production that made Doo-Wop popular again throughout the entire country. This is the story of the G-Clefs during that same time period. There are numerous unpublished photographs and stories documenting their return to the spotlight with all the fame and disappointments that only a Doo-Wop singing group like theirs could possibly experience. For the first time ever, this is a comprehensive history of the very still popular music of Doo-Wop and "The saga of America's last original Doo-Wop group from the 1950s still performing." A collection of stories correlating the singing group's come back during the 1990s with a series of performances when Doo-Wop gained national attention once again. Their guitar player Mike Devlin tells of this adventure as he recalls the ups and downs the group had over a ten year period during that time. Numerous illustrations included. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL INCLUSION: Doo-Wop and The G-Clefs: In Their Own Words. Through an interview a self-description of the G-Clefs recalling the very beginning of their introduction to music which lead to their involvement as professional entertainers following a 20 year career that spanned from the 1950s to the 1970s. Full of personal stories and illustrations.
About the Author: Born in Kentucky, Michael Devlin was six months old when he started traveling extensively as a young boy. His father had a career with the US Army for twenty years, and they moved constantly. "We lived across most of the United States, and including Europe. I saw the world and learned to speak different languages. Once we got back to the states we lived in racially mixed neighborhoods. I think that allowed me to interact as well as I did with the musical community. They're a very diverse group of people, and I was able to fit in with them. People often ask my favorite places to live which are Barcelona, Spain, and Lawton, Oklahoma." When his father retired from the army, the family moved back to Boston. Michael being up-rooted most of his life was still able to start and finish high school within one school system. He graduated from college, worked as an expeditor, went to computer science school at night, then worked at MIT before getting into music. Interestingly enough Michael drove limousines transporting celebrities such as "Little Richard", Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen and the Beach Boys, plus many more high profile people. "It worked out perfectly for me. There was a lot of down time with that job. It was there that I could really work on the manuscript for my book Doo-Wop and the G-Clefs." Michael lives near Boston, Massachusetts where he still works and plays guitar.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780990515739
  • Publisher: Nrd Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Nrd Publishing
  • Height: 280 mm
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Saga of America's Last Original Doo-Wop Group from the 1950s Still Performing
  • Width: 216 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0990515737
  • Publisher Date: 14 Aug 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 421 gr


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