RHYTHM AND BLUES HIGHWAY Index

WELCOME TO ........................... THE RHYTHM AND BLUES HIGHWAY

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WEBSITE IS DEDICATED TO THE
PIONEER RHYTHM AND BLUES ARTISTS OF THE 1940'S AND 50'S WHO CREATED A
MUSICAL
GENRE STILL HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.}
ITS PURPOSE IS IS TO HELP PRESERVE THIS TRUE AMERICAN ART FORM AND TO EDUCATE BY ILLUSTRATING IT'S RICH AND FASCINATING HISTORY

THE GREATEST RHYTHM AND BLUES GROUP OF ALL TIME

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R&B VOCAL GROUPS	Biographies of classic R&B Vocal Groups of the 1940's and 1950's.
STREET CORNER GROUPS	Biographies of R&R Vocal Groups of the late 1950's and early 1960's.
RELIC SURVEYS	Take a look at the comprehensive Relic Record Shoppe surveys from 1953 - 1959.
SOUND BYTES	Take a listen to some of the greatest R&B songs of all time.
UGHA WEBSITE	Learn about the United in Group Harmony Association (UGHA) and it's mission to preserve Rhythm and Blues music.
TIMES SQUARE RECORDS	Visit the legendary Times Square Record store. Learn about Slim Rose & his contribution to the "Vocal Group Sound".
COLLECTOR'S CORNER	Did you ever wonder what a $3000 45 RPM record looks like? Come in and take a look at this and photos of other interesting records.
RECORD LABELS	Find out where all those colorful and interesting looking record labels originated from.
THE JOURNEY	An "essay" highlighting significant musical events that impacted the creation of R&B .
GERALD'S PAGE	Remembering Gerald "Bounce" Gregory, the immortal bass singer of the Spaniels.
SOLITAIRES	Take a "Walk" with one of the finest R&B vocal groups of all time, the Solitaires.
CHANTELS	Stop by and learn about the first all female "Supergroup" and what they are doing today.
GUS GOSSERT	Dedication to NYC DJ Gus Gossert, the "Curly Headed Kid in the Third Row".
MESSAGE BOARD	Visit the Rhythm and Blues Message Board and share your love of the music with other R&B fans.
GOSPEL HIGHWAY	Take a journey down the Gospel Highway and learn how Gospel Music influenced the development of R&B. This website traces the development of Gospel from the Civil War to the present.
PHOTO GALLERY	Photos of R&B vocal groups from recent live concerts.
BOOKS AND CD'S	A recommended list of books and CDs that will provide a more in-depth and detailed study of Rhythm and Blues.
COOL LINKS	Links to other related Websites.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A great deal of biographical information contained within the Vocal group and Street Corner pages is taken from the Da Capo book of: "American Singing Groups (A History 1940-1990" by Jay Warner © 1992 Jay Warner, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, published by Da Capo Press, a member of Persius Books Group http://www.dacapopress.com

Biographies on the Five Chances, Five Echoes, Kingsmen and Moroccos were taken from "Doowop:The Chicago Scene" by Robert Pruter. Mr. Pruter has also kindly given his permission to utilize excerpts from his book.

Other sources of information were; "Gospel, The Life, Times and Music Series" by Peter O. E. Bekker, Jr., and articles from the Chicago Defender newspaper. The Five Discs' bio was courtesy of Bob Diskin and was originally published in Bim Bam Boom Magazine.

Inspiration and information was also provided by the "Boys from Relic", Rich Kriz, George Lavatelli, Jack Saperstein, Joe Morea, Dennis Ostrum , Bruce Grossberg and Frank Osmers.

"Special Thanks" to several DJ's who helped me discover the pure joy of listening and learning about this wonderful music over the years. Ronnie Italiano who DJ'd for 23 years on WHBI (Newark, NJ) and WNYE (NYC). Dan Romanello who has been at WFUV for 17 years and last ,but not least, "Gus Gossert" who DJ'd at WPIX and WCBS (NYC).

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