Difference between revisions of "The Paragons"
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| − | American doowop group. | + | [[The Paragons]] were an American doowop group, best known for their songs ''"Florence" (1957), "Let's Start All Over Again" (1957)'' and ''"Twilight" (1958)''. |
| − | Zappa played "Twilight" and "Florence" on [[KSAN, San Francisco]]. | + | ''"The Paragons Meet The Jesters" (1959)'', with its street gang cover and vocal duels inspired by doo-wop's street corner singing battles and live show group competitions, was "one of the first rock and roll compilation LPs" (Warner: 231) and the most commercially successful doo wop compilation ever released. (Warner: 270) |
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| + | Zappa played ''"Twilight"'' and ''"Florence"'' on [[KSAN, San Francisco]] and ''"Let's Start All Over Again"'' in [[WLIR, Long Island]] and [[WSTM, Chicago]]. | ||
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| + | In [[Stern Words In Knightsbridge]] Zappa called ''"Let's Start All Over Again"'' one of his favorite songs in [[Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves]] he said about the song: ''"Also prototypical and it has the unmitigated audacity to have the most moronic piano section I ever heard on any record – and it repeats it often enough to convince me that it's deliberate."'' | ||
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| + | [[Wikipedia:Winley Records|Wikipedia article about Winley Records were some information about The Paragons can be found]] | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Paragons, The]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Paragons, The]] | ||
[[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Paragons, The]] | [[Category:Doo-wop and R&B Artists|Paragons, The]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Favorite Artists|Paragons, The]] | ||
Revision as of 11:30, 14 December 2010
The Paragons were an American doowop group, best known for their songs "Florence" (1957), "Let's Start All Over Again" (1957) and "Twilight" (1958).
"The Paragons Meet The Jesters" (1959), with its street gang cover and vocal duels inspired by doo-wop's street corner singing battles and live show group competitions, was "one of the first rock and roll compilation LPs" (Warner: 231) and the most commercially successful doo wop compilation ever released. (Warner: 270)
Zappa played "Twilight" and "Florence" on KSAN, San Francisco and "Let's Start All Over Again" in WLIR, Long Island and WSTM, Chicago.
In Stern Words In Knightsbridge Zappa called "Let's Start All Over Again" one of his favorite songs in Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves he said about the song: "Also prototypical and it has the unmitigated audacity to have the most moronic piano section I ever heard on any record – and it repeats it often enough to convince me that it's deliberate."
Wikipedia article about Winley Records were some information about The Paragons can be found
