Doowop: The Chicago Scene

by Robert Pruter

Book Overview

Robert Pruter's classic look at black doowop in the Windy City moves from street corners to South Side clubs to the studios at Chess Records to recapture the doowop scene of the 1950s. Pruter combines long-lost material from fanzines to the Chicago Defender with in-depth interviews to chronicle legendary African American vocal groups like the Flamingos, the Moonglows, the Spaniels, and the El Dorados. But Pruter also delves into the neighborhood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252065069
• ISBN13: 9780252065064
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"