The '50s conjure thoughts of poodle skirts, roller rinks, sock-hops, and doo-wop. Songs like "Sh-Boom" and "Runaround Sue" ...

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached atjack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article about Virgil Johnson and ...

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts presents GOLDEN OLDIES DOO WOP on Sunday, May 18th, 2025, at 5 PM. This unforgettable evening brings together some of the most iconic voices of the golden era, ...

Jun. 17—Back in the 1960's, The Velvets was one of the first-ever "Doo-Wop" groups of the genre, a press release stated. Roy Orbison heard the group and signed them to Monument Records. At 2 p.m.

TJ Lubinsky, the prolific producer of oldies-music extravaganzas that have anchored public TV pledge drives for the past 20 years, will offer stations a new twist on the format for March. With The ...

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article about Virgil Johnson ...