[PAR] [TLE] Doo-wop [SEP] Doo-wop is a genre of music that was developed in African-American communities of New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Detroit, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles in the 1940s, achieving mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s.  Built upon vocal harmony, doo-wop was one of the most mainstream, pop-oriented R&B styles of the time.  Singer Bill Kenny (1914–1978) is often called the "Godfather of Doo-wop" for his introducing the "top and bottom" format which featured a high tenor singing the lead and a bass singer reciting the lyrics in the middle of the song.  Doo-wop features vocal group harmony, nonsense syllables, a simple beat, sometimes little or no instrumentation, and simple music and lyrics. [PAR] [TLE] Coed Records [SEP] George Paxton and Marvin Cane formed Coed Records, Inc. in New York City in 1958, and had offices at 1619 Broadway in the Brill Building.  George Paxton produced many of the songs on this label, most of which were of the East Coast Doo-wop group style, and some of these became hit songs of the day.  Between 1958 and 1965, Coed's biggest acts included the Crests, the Rivieras, the Duprees, the Harptones, Trade Martin and Adam Wade, among others.
[PAR] [TLE] Doo - wop [ SEP ] Doo - wop is a genre of music that was developed in African - American communities of New York City , Philadelphia , Chicago , Baltimore , Newark , Pittsburgh , Cincinnati , Detroit , Washington , D.C. and Los Angeles in the 1940s , achieving mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s . Built upon vocal harmony , doo - wop was one of the most mainstream , pop - oriented R&B styles of the time . Singer Bill Kenny ( 1914–1978 ) is often called the " Godfather of Doo - wop " for his introducing the " top and bottom " format which featured a high tenor singing the lead and a bass singer reciting the lyrics in the middle of the song . Doo - wop features vocal group harmony , nonsense syllables , a simple beat , sometimes little or no instrumentation , and simple music and lyrics . [PAR] [TLE] Coed Records [ SEP ] George Paxton and Marvin Cane formed Coed Records , Inc. in New York City in 1958 , and had offices at 1619 Broadway in the Brill Building . George Paxton produced many of the songs on this label , most of which were of the East Coast Doo - wop group style , and some of these became hit songs of the day . Between 1958 and 1965 , Coed 's biggest acts included the Crests , the Rivieras , the Duprees , the Harptones , Trade Martin and Adam Wade , among others .
Coed Records produced many songs from a genre of music developed in African-American cities in the 1940s.
Coed Records produced many songs from a genre of music developed in African - American cities in the 1940s .
Doo-wop
Doo-wop