Word: wopping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...capella groups are among the most destabilizng extra-curriculars, the Harvard equivalent of ICBMs. A group can burst into a dining hall and smother innocent bystanders in audio cheese before the unfortunate diners can even say "doo-wop." As for "theme' groups, the craze has gone so far that last year posters solicited recruits for a lesbian a capella group. In any case, imagine a group with all the smarminess of a regular group, but which pulls from a tiny talent pool and restricts the already-tired a capella repertoire to thematic tunes. Enough said...
...expectation that a relatively simple investment will yield a steady income for years to come. Accordingly, each holiday season brings yet another wave of musical tidings from performers hoping to cash in. And they come in every conceivable style, from caroling choirs and symphonic concerts to specialties like Doo Wop Christmas and Alligator Stomp, Vol. 4: Cajun Christmas...
...finest beef kabob in a three-block radius, try the Asian Appetizers at Freddy's Song of Singapore Cafe. 2) At Steve McGraw's, munch on Jinx's '50s-style Rice Krispie Treats. You'll go snap crackle doo-wop! 3) The barbecued chicken is tangy at the Blue Angel, a stone's throw from Times Square. 4) Sip an oversize Manhattan -- the cocktail of choice for sophisticated Gothamites -- at Theater East. 5) Adam's Apple offers salad, shrimp, chicken and ice cream -- cafeteria food at its most authentic! 6) At the Village Gate, savor the gooey goodness...
...Black and Crazy Blues. And McCann, who prided himself on being as much an entertainer as a pianist, gabs, croons and narrates an off-the-wall encounter with Charlie Parker. Producer Joel Dorn has so far accumulated more than 200,000 hours of ad-lib material, including doo-wop, early rock and classics as well as jazz. The tapes were made mostly by amateurs; the sound, to judge by Night's initial CDs, is crisp and professional...
DION: BRONX BLUES: THE COLUMBIA RECORDINGS (1962-1965) (Columbia/Legacy). One of the greatest rock voices of any complexion, caught here, in transition, changing from the king of romantic, street-savvy doo-wop to being a kind of gentle bard of urban blues...