- Doo Wop 50
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Doo Wop 50 was a PBS pledge drive special created and produced for PBS member station WQED-TV by TJ Lubinsky, grandson of Herman Lubinsky (founder of Savoy Records). The special was inspired by a 1994 CD box-set of doo wop music produced and sold by Rhino Records,[1] which was also a development and production partner in the special.
Doo Wop 50 was videotaped live at The Benedum Center For The Performing Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 11 & 12, 1999. It showcased many doo-wop groups that had existed since the 1950s, and was hosted by former Impressions lead and soul soloist Jerry Butler. It was followed by Doo Wop 51 and the American Soundtrack series.[2] Doo Wop 50 became the highest-producing pledge drive special in the history of PBS at that time, garnering more than $20 million for its member stations.
The American Soundtrack series has become a mainstay for PBS and WQED.
Contents
Groups on the program
Part One
Herb Reed's Platters
- Only You
- The Great Pretender
Norman Wright's Dell Vikings
- Come Go With Me
- This I Swear Is True
- Since I Don't Have You
- Earth Angel
Gene Chandler with Pure Gold
- Duke of Earl
Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
- Sixteen Candles
- Worst That Could Happen
- Long, Lonely Nights
- Little Girl of Mine
- Heart and Soul
- There's a Moon Out Tonight
- Blue Moon
- My True Story
- What Time Is It?
- Just To Be With You
- Oh Rosemarie
- Guardian Angel
Earl Lewis and The Channels
- That's My Desire
- The Closer You Are
Part Two
- Zoom
- Gloria
- Speedo
- Unchained Melody
- Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)
- Look At My Eyes
The Chantels featuring Arlene Smith
- Maybe
The Moonglows featuring Harvey Fuqua
- Sincerely
- Ten Commandments of Love
- For Your Precious Love
- Sunday Kind Of Love
- Life Is But A Dream
- I Only Have Eyes For You
- Lovers Never Say Goodbye
The Channels, The Legends of Doo Wop, The Golden Group Memories, The Cadillacs
- Gloria Medley
- Stormy Weather
- Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
References
See also
- [1] Official WQED website for the American Soundtrack series
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