02320nam 2200481 450 991079854400332120230808194446.01-4422-4430-5(CKB)3710000000769468(EBL)4605663(OCoLC)954285272(PQKBManifestationID)16400296(PQKBWorkID)14959142(PQKB)22113058(MiAaPQ)EBC4605663(DLC) 2016016614(EXLCZ)99371000000076946820160820h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDoo-wop acappella a story of street corners, echoes, and three-part harmonies /Lawrence PitilliLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2016.©20161 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-4429-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 History in the Making; 2 Harmony on an Urban Stage; 3 Nonsense Syllables, Echoes, and the Sweet Science of It All; 4 Where the Boys Were and the Girls Weren't; 5 From Street Corners to Vinyl; 6 Doo-Wop Acappella as Folk Art, Folk Music, and Performance Art; 7 Who's Got Talent?; 8 Doo-Wop Acappella and Popular Culture; 9 Why the Persuasions Matter; 10 Those Oldies But Goodies; 11 Where Do We Go from Here-or-Where Have We Been Going?; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorIn Doo-Wop Acappella scholar and singer Lawrence Pitilli explores doo-wop acapella groups as manifestations of urban change, mass migrations, ethnic acculturation, and changing radio and recording industries. He reveals how doo-wop groups displayed the dynamics of cultural change in the "sounds"-sonic and linguistic-that every generation seeks to make and remake for themselves.Doo-wop (Music)History and criticismDoo-wop (Music)History and criticism.782.42164309Pitilli Lawrence1557482MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798544003321Doo-wop acappella3821028UNINA