{"product_id":"various-the-story-of-doowop-vinyl-0824046172527","title":"Various - The Story Of Doo-Wop [VINYL]","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='color: black; font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;'\u003e\u003cspan style='color: black; font-family: \"Arial\",\"sans-serif\"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;'\u003eThis item will be released on Saturday 17th October. It will be shipped to arrive on or around the release date.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrating National Album Day 2026, Street Corner Icons: The Story Of Doo Wop provides an essentialsurvey of the sublime vocal movement that swept American popular music in the 1950s. Across sixteendefinitive tracks, this collection documents an era when working-class teenagers transformed raw vocalpassion into an enduring cultural legacy.Lacking instruments, young singers relied on the human voice, fusing Black gospel quartet traditionswith smooth pop arrangements and rhythmic vocal percussion. This distinct sound - defined by soaringtenor leads, deep bass anchors, and romantic call-and-response harmonies - shattered racial radio barriersand laid the crucial harmonic blueprint for Motown, 1960s girl groups, soul, and modern pop.The lineup captures R\u0026amp;B trailblazers like The Clovers alongside street-corner balladry monuments like ThePenguins' \"Earth Angel\" and The Five Satins' \"In the Still of the Nite\". Featuring pioneering youth, female,integrated, and crossover acts like Frankie Lymon, The Chantels, The Crests, and The Platters, this album is anauthoritative primer on vocal history. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56297190588801,"sku":"3363575","price":22.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/various-the-story-of-doo-wop-vinyl.jpg?v=1789763410","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/various-the-story-of-doowop-vinyl-0824046172527","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}