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The Dovells: Sharp As A Pistol (CD)

(2016/Jasmine) 32 Tracks - Two complete albums plus bonus tracks, original Parkway recordings, 1961-62!

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Interpret: The Dovells
Album titlle: Sharp As A Pistol (CD)
Label JASMINE
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0604988093223
weight in Kg 0.1

Dovells, The - Sharp As A Pistol (CD) CD 1
01	Bristol Stomp	The Dovells
02	Out In The Cold Again	The Dovells
03	Little Girl Of Mine	The Dovells
04	Deserie	The Dovells
05	Foot Stompin'	The Dovells
06	Three Coins In The Fountain	The Dovells
07	Mope-Itty-Mope	The Dovells
08	I Really Love You	The Dovells
09	Change	The Dovells
10	No No No	The Dovells
11	Let's Twist Again	The Dovells
12	In The Still Of The Night	The Dovells
13	There Goes My Baby	The Dovells
14	Your Last Chance	The Dovells
15	Trickle Trickle	The Dovells
16	The Clock	The Dovells
17	Two People In The World	The Dovells
18	Bristol Twistin' Annie	The Dovells
19	Why Do Fools Fall In Love?	The Dovells
20	To Make A Long Story Short	The Dovells
21	Little Bitty Pretty One	The Dovells
22	I Want You To Be My Girl	The Dovells
23	Oh What A Night	The Dovells
24	Hully Gully Baby	The Dovells
25	The Jitterbug	The Dovells
26	Kissin' In The Kitchen	The Dovells
27	Stompin' Everywhere	The Dovells
28	Cheat	The Dovells
29	Do The New Continental	The Dovells
30	Why Not You	The Dovells
31	Letters Of Love	The Dovells
32	The Actor	The Dovells

The Dovells Bristol Stomp If not for a persuasive promo man who was hip to the latest... more

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"The Dovells"

The Dovells

Bristol Stomp

If not for a persuasive promo man who was hip to the latest dance craze in Bristol, Pennsylvania, The Dovells might have waited a lot longer to score their first smash. They formed as The Brooktones in 1957 while attending Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, lead tenor Len Barry (born June 12, 1942 in West Philly; birth name Borisoff) joined first tenor Jerry Gross (nee Summers), second tenor Mike Dennis (nee Freda), baritone Arnie Satin (nee Silver), and bass Danny Brooks (nee Jim Mealey), with tenor Mark Stevens (nee Gordesky) a part-time member.

They rehearsed at the record shop of John Madara, singer and co-writer of Danny & The Juniors' '57 smash At The Hop, their repertoire strongly favoring R&B and doo-wop standards. Jerry, Mike, and Mark eventually split to form another group, The Gems. The remaining Brooktones reformed around Barry, bringing in two new members. An audition at Philly's Cameo-Parkway Records won them a contract in December of 1960. They began work on their jumping debut, Len's No No No, at Philly's Reco-Art Studios in February. But the new members weren't cutting it, so Len asked Jerry to rejoin the group. Jerry suggested bringing Mike back in as well.

The original group was back together, but they'd record under a new name. Cameo-Parkway co-owner Bernie Lowe had just stayed at the Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, so he suggested changing the group's name to The Deauvilles. The group thought that too hard to spell, so they settled on The Dovells. Recording at the label's in-house studio that July, promo man Billy Harper stormed into the studio, animatedly talking about a new dance called The Stomp the kids were doing at the Goodwill Fire Hall in Bristol. They stomped to a 1958 platter by The Students, Everyday Of The Week, that sported a very distinctive guitar intro.

Label co-owner Kal Mann and A&R man/arranger Dave Appell fashioned Bristol Stomp overnight, leaning heavily on The Students' platter as a template (a revival of Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers' '57 hit Out In The Cold Again occupied the opposite side). Barry's distinctive lead and the choppy beat translated into a smash that went a lot further than Philly: #2 pop and #7 R&B nationally that autumn. Suddenly the whole country was doing the Bristol Stomp.

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