Product Details

• Actors: Cadillacs, Chantels
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: White Star
• DVD Release Date: January 28, 2003
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008AORC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,512 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The definitive look at the music and performers of the Doo-Wop Era! Doo-Wop is a unique form of harmony singing which ultimately swept the world and transformed the face of popular music. It’s a simple style of singing, born of the urban streets, but in its inherent simplicity is a powerful attraction and a fascinating tale of passionate young love, heartache, triumph, and some of the sweetest lyrics and sounds ever recorded. It’s a story that has never been told. This is that story. Featuring: Lewis Lymon and Jimmy Merchant (The Teenagers), Earl "Speedo" Carroll (The Cadillacs), Arlene Smith (The Chantels), Pookie Hudson (The Spaniels), Reather Dixon and Emma Pought (The Bobbettes), Dave Somerville (The Diamonds), Things To Come, Cyndy & The Cliftonaires, Ronnie Italiano (UGHA), Bobby Jay (WCBS), Don K. Reed (WCBS).

Customer Reviews

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52 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Beginning of Rock andRoll, June 8, 2003

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Richard Hirschman (Stow, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life Could Be a Dream - The Doo Wop Sound (DVD)

Rock and Roll of today did not begin with and was not shaped exclusively by the most marketable stars, like Elvis Presley or by rock performers from the '60's and '70s, as seen, for example, in the emphasis on them in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.(Economics should not drive artistic history, but unfortunately it often does.) Rock and Roll began with and continues to be greatly influenced by rhythm and blues and doo wop, which, in turn, were shaped by other cultural and social forces. This dvd is a great introduction to that music and, as such, adds something important to an historical record severely tainted by economics and an inaccurate, culturally slanted perspective. The production of the dvd is first-rate (I have no connection with the company that makes them), with interviews from important historical figures and musical innovators, such as, Jimmy Merchant from the Teenagers, Pookie Hudson from the Spaniels and Earl "Speedo" Carroll from the Cadillacs. There also is some fine music on this dvd with large chunks from the songs. One gets a sense from this dvd of how badly these creative, young stars and innovators were ripped off financially by the powers that be. Overall, this dvd is a nice introduction to the history and music of doo wop. Hopefully White Star will produce more dvds that focus on the history of this important and wonderful-to-listen-to music. There is so much more to tell, and so much of it has been unjustly ignored and not given proper emphasis in the history of rock and roll.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Entertainment, May 12, 2003

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This review is from: Life Could Be a Dream - The Doo Wop Sound (DVD)

Hopefully this is just the beginning of the much needed telling of the story of vocal group harmony. This is a well done documentary about the roots of vocal grouo harmony and the trials and tribulations the artists had to endure during this period of racial indifference and the love of the music. I encourage all who buy this DVD to write to the producers and tell them to keep 'em coming!!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money on this DVD, December 20, 2008

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E. M. Victorino - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life Could Be a Dream - The Doo Wop Sound (DVD)

This video has no redeeming value. It's nothing but a lot of narrating-talk-talk-talk-and very little entertaiment. There are only brief appearances of all the stars that are mention in the description. Myself, I want to be entertained by these singers and this does not happen. People don't waste your money on this-untless you enjoy a lot of talking.