Making Your Memories with Rock & Roll and Doo-Wop by J.C. De Ladurantey

Author:J.C. De Ladurantey [Ladurantey, J.C. De]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781491784013
Publisher: J.C. De Ladurantey
Published: 2016-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

Nonsense Syllables

Johnny Cymbal said it best: “Who put the bomp in the bomp-bah-bomp-bah bomp … Who was that man? I’d like to shake his hand.” Those sounds can be traced to West African chants, but creative juices were flowing on the street corners of New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. In four- and five-member groups or even large ensembles, the bass and harmony in the background reflected a strong masculine mating call that even Bing Crosby used in the 1930s and ’40s. The music of the ’50s made the sounds more predictable so they could be repeated in the new language. Many times they replaced instrumentation or, in some cases, became the entire song, with just a few words added to give it a title.

Sit back and listen to:

NONSENSE SYLLABLES

“Baby Talk”—Jan and Dean

“Blue Moon”—the Marcels

“I Wonder Why”—Dion and the Belmonts

“In the Still of the Night”—Fred Parris and the Five Satins

“Little Girl of Mine”—Herbie Cox and the Cleftones

“Rama-Lama-Ding Dong”—the Edsels

“Whispering Bells”—the Dell Vikings

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