Did you know that\, during the 'boom years ' of the 1940s and 1950s\, there were many pop vocal group emerging from W ashington&rsquo\;s segregated high schools? The late Lawrence Berry\, a vo cal group coach\, promoter\, and mentor\, once noted that there were hundr eds of groups singing in Washington by the late 1950s. From D.C.'s early v ocal group tradition starting in the 1800s\, through the 'boom years' of t he 1940s and 1950s and beyond\, come learn more about the evolution of Doo -Wop Music\, and view memorabila from iconic and beloved doo-wop groups ac ross the decades. The Cap-Tans\, The Clovers\, the Rainbows\, and The Velo ns are just a few of the well-known examples from the District who enterta ined generations of fans.
\nBeverly Lindsay-Johnson\, curator and Ex ecutive Director of the African American Music Association\, will walk vis itors through the summer exhibit Doo-Wop in D.C.: from the Street Corn er to the Stage\, on view in the MLK Library's Great Hall through Jul y 23. Please join us to learn about the history of this important musical form\, and visit the exhibit website to learn more. \;
\nThe tou r meets near the exhibit (MLK Library\, Great Hall\, East) at noon. Regist ration is suggested.
\nAbout the Exhibit
In a powerful tribute to t he original pioneers of early Rhythm and Blues of the late 1940s through t he early 1960s\, The African American Music Association in partnership wit h the Atlanta Doo-Wop Association presents Doo-Wop in D.C.: Fr om the Street Corner to the Stage. The exhibit features phot ographs and memorabilia from Doo-Wop music vocal groups\, solo artists\, a nd gospel harmony groups whose harmonies ushered in the sounds of early Rh ythm and Blues during the late 1940s into the early 1960s\, in celebration of the many Doo-Wop groups out of Washington\, D.C. whose footprints are part of the architecture of Doo-Wop music.
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