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'''The Coasters''' are a rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s which mixed comedy with impeccable singing. Beginning with ''"Searchin'"'' and ''"Young Blood,"'' their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Leiber and Stoller: ''"Yakety Yak", "Along Came Jones"'' and ''"Charlie Brown".'' Although the Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of the doo wop legacy through the 1960s.
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'''The Coasters''' were an American rock and roll/doowop band who scored several hits, written by [[Leiber and Stoller]]: ''Down in Mexico'' (1956), ''Searchin' '' (1957), ''Yakety Yak'' (1958), ''Charlie Brown'' (1959), ''Along Came Jones'' (1959) and ''Poison Ivy'' (1959). The group was also known for their humorous approach. <ref>[http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19762/m1/ Show 13 - Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties. (Part 3)]</ref> Although the Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of the doo wop legacy through the 1960s.
  
Referenced in [[Status Back Baby]]: ''"The other night we painted posters and played some records by The Coasters."''  
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The group is referenced in Zappa's ''[[Status Back Baby]]'': ''"The other night we painted posters and played some records by The Coasters."''  
  
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 26 May 2026

The Coasters.

The Coasters were an American rock and roll/doowop band who scored several hits, written by Leiber and Stoller: Down in Mexico (1956), Searchin' (1957), Yakety Yak (1958), Charlie Brown (1959), Along Came Jones (1959) and Poison Ivy (1959). The group was also known for their humorous approach. [1] Although the Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of the doo wop legacy through the 1960s.

The group is referenced in Zappa's Status Back Baby: "The other night we painted posters and played some records by The Coasters."

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