Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era
- ISBN-10
- 1402742762
- ISBN-13
- 9781402742767
- Category
- Doo-wop (Music)
- Pages
- 351
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
- Authors
- Cousin Bruce Morrow, Rich Maloof
Description
Profiles the culture, politics, and pioneering musical performers of the era, including such bands as The Drifters.
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