Group Harmony The Black Urban Roots of Rhythm and Blues Stuart L. Goosman
In 1948, the Orioles, a Baltimore-based vocal group, recorded ""It's Too Soon to Know."" Combining the sound of Tin Pan Alley with gospel and blues sensibilities, the Orioles saw their first hit reach #13 on the pop charts, thus introducing the nation to vocal rhythm undefined today, group harmony continues to resonate for some as ""doo-wop.""
Focusing in particular on Baltimore and Washington and drawing significantly from oral histories, Group Harmony details the emergence of vocal rhythm undefined Deborah Chessler, the manager and songwriter for the original Orioles; Jesse Stone, the writer and arranger from Atlantic Records; Washington radio personality Jackson Lowe; and seminal black deejays Al (""Big Boy"") Jefferson, Maurice (""Hot Rod"") Hulbert, and Tex Gathings.
Stuart L. Goosman is a writer and musician. He earned his Ph.D. degree in ethnomusicology in 1992 and was a full-time academic for ten years.
2005 ISBN 978-0-8122-2108-4 ISBN 978-0-8122-0204-5 World Rights
