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Wednesday 8 November 2017

Doo-Wop Groups: The Shells

The Shells


Doo-Wop ensemble, The Shells, are categorized as one-hit wonders, as only one single in their 6 years run entered the top 30 of the charts. They released a split Album with The  Dubs in 1963, reportedly a year after their 1962 split. Please take a listen here and have a nice Wednesday: Happy Holiday (1962 with Ray Lamont Jones) and Baby oh baby

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shells
 Background Information
OriginBrooklynNew York, United States
GenresDoo-wop
Years active1956–1962
LabelsJohnson
Past members
  • Nate Bouknight
  • Randy Shade Alston
  • Bobby Nurse
  • Danny Small
  • Gus Geter
  • Alphonse Merkman

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