Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups
- ISBN-10
- 081084592X
- ISBN-13
- 9780810845923
- Category
- Doo-wop (Music)
- Pages
- 703
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press
- Author
- Mitch Rosalsky
Description
A guide to more than one thousand rhythm and blues and doo-wop vocal groups provides a brief biography, personnel list, the group's place of origin, and discography.
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