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Cleve Duncan dies at 78; one of the Penguins on 'Earth Angel'
Cleve Duncan, whose plaintive tenor captured the heartache of teen love in the enduring 1954 doo-wop hit "Earth Angel," died Nov. 7 in Los Angeles. He was 78. A spokeswoman for the Inglewood Park Cemetery Mortuary confirmed his death but could not...
Tags: Romanticism (genre), Disc Jockeys, World War II (1939-1945), Radio Industry, Music
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Herb Reed dies at 83; founder of the Platters
Herb Reed was in his 20s when he founded the Platters in Los Angeles in 1953, naming his vocal group after the term used by radio DJs for the vinyl records of the day.
Well into the digital download era — and into his 80s — Reed was still...Tags: COPD, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Music, Concerts
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An appreciation: Herb Reed helped R&B, pop soar with the Platters
Pop & HissSinger Herb Reed, the last original member of the '50s L.A. R&B group the Platters died Monday in Boston. Herb Reed continued touring with the Platters until 2011.... -
PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo
Fred Milano
Doo-wop singer with Dion and the Belmonts
Fred Milano, 72, a singer who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s, died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Economy, Business and Finance, Defense
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Garage rock that roams beyond: Mark Sultan, Friday at Spaceland
Pop & HissCanadian rock 'n' soul powerhouse Mark Sultan presents a tough exterior, but deep down heâs a sensitive soul. If heâs irritated with an audience, heâs not afraid to show it. During an April performance at Spaceland, the singer -- who...... -
L.A. Unheard: Hanni El Khatib
Brand XThe band: Hanni El Khatib, a pair of recent Bay Area transplants, led by the eponymous Hanni. The sound: Drawing from a deep pool of influences, El Khatib is a rock 'n' roll time traveler, incorporating '50s doo-wop vibes with harder-edged blues and... -
L.A. Unheard: Hanni El Khatib revisits the garage
Pop & HissEditor's note: Every week, our colleagues at Brand Xâs L.A. Unheard column unearth one of L.A.âs best undiscovered acts. The band: Hanni El Khatib, a pair of recent Bay Area transplants, led by the eponymous Hanni. The sound: Drawing from...... -
'Greasy Love Songs': Zappa Family Trust digs into vaults to release 'Ruben & the Jets' rarities
Pop & HissTo get a sense of what a strange non sequitur Frank Zappa's "Cruising with Ruben & the Jets" probably was when it was released in 1968, take a look at what was on the charts that year. Competing with Zappa's...... -
Longtime Maryland Theatre volunteer 'retiring'
janeth@herald-mail.comBehind the scenes of the doo-wop show at The Maryland Theatre on Oct. 28, the staff and volunteers were marking a milestone of sorts, ushering in the end of an era. Mevis Shatzer, who served as house manager for 23 of the 27 years she volunteered at...Tags: George Jones, Phyllis Diller, Health, Willie Nelson, Entertainment
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Like a Spirit in the Night
Or at least that is how the story goes when a still struggling rock and roll band met The Big Man, and the change was made uptown. It was a stormy night along the Jersey Shore – the wind was howling, the lightening was flashing – and then,...Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Building Material, Crime, Law and Justice, Rhythm and Blues (genre), Bruce Springsteen
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Wild at heart in The Wildwoods
The Wildwoods are three adjacent New Jersey beach towns, Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest, known for their wide white beaches — open to the public, free of charge — and devotion to simple summertime pleasures.
The centerpiece of...Tags: History, Restaurants, Travel, Monopoly (game), The Wildwoods
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Wildwoods Again Has NJ's Best Beaches
Associated Press WriterRidiculously wide beaches that don't cost a penny, a funky boardwalk and tons of chrome-and-neon doo-wop style architecture have made the Wildwoods a prime vacation resort for decades. They've also made the three-town resort the winner of this year's...Tags: Travel, Butter, The Wildwoods, Cape May (Cape May, New Jersey), Windsurfing
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