{"product_id":"street-corner-symphonies-the-complete-story-of-doo-wop-vol-5-1953","title":"Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 5 (1953)","description":"Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrators: Stefan Wriedt; Charlie Horner; R.A. Andreas; Pamela Horner; Victor Pearlin; Billy Vera.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographers: Stefan Wriedt; Charlie Horner; R.A. Andreas; Pamela Horner; Victor Pearlin; Billy Vera.\u003cbr\u003eThe fifth volume of Bear Family's doo wop history Street Corner Symphonies covers 1953, which very well may be the year the doo wop revolution truly began. Rock \u0026amp; roll was still a few years away but the hottest sides here -- including \"Money Honey,\" Clyde McPhatter's debut with the Drifters that opens up this 32-track volume, but also the \"5\" Royales' \"Too Much Lovin' (Much Too Much)\" and the Checkers' swinging \"White Cliffs of Dover\" -- are certainly part of that Zeitgeist, rocking and rolling with gusto, the rhythms hitting hard and guitar adding grit. This new wave of vocal groups begins to dominate Vol. 5 -- their influence can even be heard on quieter sides, like the Prisonaires' gospel \"Just Walkin' in the Rain\" -- but there's still a preponderance of softer, sweeter tunes here. Yet even among these cuts a heavier gospel and R\u0026amp;B influence can be heard -- witness the slow, easy shuffle on the concluding cut, the Spiders' \"You're the One\" -- all pointing toward the revolution that is just on the horizon. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46166257336607,"sku":"4000127172839","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/d5811b2984bf0ce36bfe43cb9b561b04.jpg?v=1777859137","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/street-corner-symphonies-the-complete-story-of-doo-wop-vol-5-1953","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}