In the 1950s, vocal groups in American cities began emphasizing harmony and the voice in backing music, building on existing traditions of small-group harmony. From there, a distinctive genre emerged, ...
It started out as an ordinary winter day at the Glenner Center in Hillcrest, where people with dementia come for adult day care. But then four women showed up in 1960s bouffant wigs and started ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (L-R) Sonia Goring, Rene Minus, Arlene Smith and Jackie Landry (seated) of the R&B vocal group "The Chantels" pose for a portrait ...
Arlene Smith, the lead singer of 1950s doo-wop girl group the Chantels died Wednesday in a New York City hospital after a heart attack at 84. Smith emerged at a time when male doo-wop groups dominated ...