Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

went there. We saw three concerts. In addition to the DO Wap, there

I always looked at Doo Wop as black "barber shop quartet" music. Not
that all of the performers were black by any means. But the roots were
all in 40s and 50s African-American communities across major eastern
US cities. Particularly NYC and South Philly.

Doo-wop music generally featured a tenor lead vocalist singing the
melody of the song with a trio or quartet singing background harmony. Sometimes acapella (especially out on the street corner) and other
times with instrumental accompaniment.

None of the performers in this group were black, but the rest of your description does fit.

The performers that appeared there were:
Scheduled to appear in our Spring Doo Wop Cavalcade are Lou Christie, Jimmy Beaumont's Skyliners, The Vogues, The Happenings, The Demensions, and Bobby Wilson with a tribute to his father, Jackie Wilson.

Jackie Wilson was of African heritage - so it stands to reason that his
get would be black as well.

Not familiar with The Happenings or Dimensions. The others are well-known
to me. I had heard of Bobby Wilson (nee Brooks) if you enjoyed his music
you might want to check out his story at

https://tinyurl.com/BOBBY-BROOKS-WILSON

The Platters and Bill Kenney & the Ink Spots were early doo woppish
groups who crossed over into pop music. According to thoughtco.com
Danny & The Juniors had the #1 doo wop song with "At The Hop".
Personally I don't view that as doo wop. My personal favourite doo wop group was Ben E. King and the Drifters. And my favourite song of their many great doo wop numbers "There Goes My Baby" followed by "Under The Boardwalk"

Then there were the Del-Vikings and "Come Go With Me"

Those last three songs you mention are familiar to me -- but only a
very few of the songs sung on stage were familiar. Even so, it was a
good concert.

Another Doo Wop group (from New Jersey) sprang into my forebrain - I
bet you're familiar with Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons .... subject of
a pretty good musical called "Jersey Boys".

Live music generally is much better than recorded. My problem is that
the performers I'd want to see are all expensive tickets and my Scottish forebears give me a pain in my wallet when I think of such. I did buy
my brother a pair of tickets for his natal anniversary to see Diana Krall (Canadian singer/piano picker) at Sangamon Auditorium. But she fell ill
and the doctors advised she not tour. I got my $150 refunded and took
Phil and his bride to Red Robin instead. Lot le$$ money involved even
with a generous tip. Less than $50.

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Title: Red Robin Royal Red Robin Burger
Categories: Beef, Pork, Cheese, Vegetables, Breads
Yield: 1 Burger

MMMMM--------------------RED ROBIN SEASONING-------------------------
2 ts Salt
2 ts Dry mix from Hamburger
- Helper Italian Lasagna
1/2 ts Chilli spice mix
1/8 ts Ground black pepper

MMMMM---------------------------BURGER--------------------------------
6 oz Ground chuck
2 sl American cheese
1 tb Butter-flavour Crisco
1 Jumbo egg
1 (4 1/2") sesame seed burger
- bun
4 ts Mayonnaise; as desired
2 sl Tomato
3 sl Cooked hickory-smoked bacon
1/3 c Shredded lettuce

Make seasoning by combining all of the ingredients in a
small bowl.

Preheat a skillet over medium heat.

Form ground beef into a patty that is about 5 inches in
diameter (slightly larger than your bun). Sprinkle with
a little of the seasoning blend.

Cook the patty in the hot pan for 2 to 3 minutes, flip
it over and place two slices of American cheese on top
of the patty. Continue cooking patty for 2 to 3 minutes
or it's to your desired doneness.

Cook the egg by melting the butter-flavored shortening
(or butter) in a small pan over medium heat. Crack the
egg into the pan and break the yolk. Cook the egg for
2 to 3 minutes per side or until done.

While the burger patty and egg are cooking brown the
face of the top and bottom of the sesame bun in another
hot skillet. When the buns are browned, spread mayo on
both the top and bottom bun.

When the burger is done, place it on the bottom bun.

Position two tomato slices on the melted cheese
followed by the cooked egg.

Place the 3 bacon slices on the egg.

Pile the lettuce on the mayonnaise on the top bun and
turn the bun over onto the bottom of the hamburger.

Serve with napkins and a cold drink. And fries, if
you've got 'em.

Makes 1 hamburger.

Recipe from: http://www.topsecretrecipes.com

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