Overview

In this unique guide to rhythm & blues and doo-wop music, Mitch Rosalsky has collected an abundance of information on individual groups, including their city of origin and the members of the group at the time of the group’s inception. One of the first books to approach this subject from a “personnel standpoint,” Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups presents trivia about individual members as well as discographies for the groups and many rare photographs. Over 800 groups are listed and the appendix cross-references members to their groups, to allow readers to determine which individuals per formed with which groups. Its easy-to-use alphabetical format and wealth of accurate and hard-to-find information make the Encyclopedia an essential reference for deejays, collectors, and music historians.

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Our congratulations go to the author for pulling off this massive accomplishment...it has enormous value to researchers and collectors... Record Convention News Anyone who wants to delve further into the esoteric world of vocal group music should investigate the newly published Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups...it's full of information... The Times [U.K.] If you want a thorough reference source to the broad field of R&B vocal groups, this one's for you...Mitch Rosalsky has turned his collecting passion of over 40 years into a labor of love and hard work that benefits us all...Buy it today... Discoveries For Record and Cd Collectors ...wealth of information...this book belongs in any library dealing with popular music. Choice Mitch Rosalsky's Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups is clearly a fan's labor of love...there is important information to be found in Rosalsky's book...recommended for libraries and special collections that serve populations interested in American popular music or African American vernacular music... Notes ...big, bountiful book--an obvious paean to the subject matter...libraries whose scope includes popular music should consider it essential. Library Journal Anyone who wants to delve further into the esoteric world of vocal group music should investigate the newly published Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups...it's full of information... The Times [U.K.] If you want a thorough reference source to the broad field of R&B vocal groups, this one's for you...Mitch Rosalsky has turned his collecting passion of over 40 years into a labor of love and hard work that benefits us all...Buy it today. Discoveries For Record and Cd Collectors Mitch Rosalsky's Encyclopedia of Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop Vocal Groups is clearly a fan's labor of love...there is important information to be found in Rosalsky's book...recommended for libraries and special collections that serve populations interested in American popular music or African American vernacular music. Notes This thick hardback will delight hardcore fans of R&B and doo-wop, who will welcome the opportunity to have such a mass of information between one set of covers. Record Collector Mitch Rosalsky's painstaking research will not be in vain as future generations will better understand, and be educated to, roots rock. -- Bill Nolan

Mitch Rosalsky's painstaking research will not be in vain as future generations will better understand, and be educated to, roots rock.--Bill Nolan

Author Information

Mitch Rosalsky has served on the board of directors for the United Group Harmony Association (UGHA). A devoted collector of R&B music since 1961, he has published numerous articles in the field.

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