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| + | '''The Paragons''' were an American doo-wop group, best known for their songs ''"Florence" (1957), "Let's Start All Over Again" (1957)'' and ''"Twilight" (1958)''. | ||
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| + | ''"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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| + | ==Frank Zappa and The Paragons== | ||
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| + | Zappa played ''"Twilight"'' and ''"Florence"'' by The Paragons on [[KSAN, San Francisco]] (10 November 1968) and ''"Let's Start All Over Again"'' on [[WSTM, Chicago]] (21 November 1974). and [[WLIR, Long Island]] (20 December 1979). | ||
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| + | In ''[[Stern Words In Knightsbridge]]'' (28 January 1978) Zappa called ''"Let's Start All Over Again"'' one of his favorite songs. And in ''[[Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves]] (June 1975)'' 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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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Winley Records|Wikipedia article about Winley Records, where some information about The Paragons can be found]] | ||
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[[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:47, 29 August 2020
The Paragons were an American doo-wop 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).
Frank Zappa and The Paragons
Zappa played "Twilight" and "Florence" by The Paragons on KSAN, San Francisco (10 November 1968) and "Let's Start All Over Again" on WSTM, Chicago (21 November 1974). and WLIR, Long Island (20 December 1979).
In Stern Words In Knightsbridge (28 January 1978) Zappa called "Let's Start All Over Again" one of his favorite songs. And in Faves, Raves And Composers In Their Graves (June 1975) 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."
