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  The Moonglows
The Moonglows, at least part of whose career found them in league with deejay Alan Freed, heralded the revolution that was to come on the strength of such doo-wop singles as “Sincerely,”; “Most of All,” and “See Saw,” which were all sizable hits on both the pop and RandB charts in the mid-Fifties.
The Moonglows came together in Cleveland in the early Fifties from an alliance between Harvey Fuqua and Bobby Lester, who’d previously sung together in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
March 6, 2000: The Moonglows are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the fifteenth annual induction dinner.
www.rockhall.com /hof/inductee.asp?id=155   (557 words)

  
 MoonGlows
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  The Moonglows - Music Downloads - Online
The success of the Moonglows' original version was the break they'd been waiting for, and they began playing some of the best gigs of their history, as part of Freed's huge package shows alongside acts like Joe Turner, the Clovers, and Lowell Fulson.
Walton put together a new Moonglows lineup in 1964 to cover some of the group's '50s sides, but this effort didn't last long, and Graves and Barnes left the music business, and the original Moonglows were consigned to history, apart from Chess' periodic attempts to continue selling sides left in the vaults.
Chess kept several vestiges of the Moonglows sound alive more profitably when they signed the Dells, and the group's sound could also be heard in the early work of the Four Tops (who had also spent time on Chess) and the Temptations at Motown.
musicstore.connect.com /artist/837/The-Moonglows/1039172.html   (1181 words)

  
  CMT.com : The Moonglows : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The success of the Moonglows' original version was the break they'd been waiting for, and they began playing some of the best gigs of their history, as part of Freed's huge package shows alongside acts like Joe Turner, the Clovers, and Lowell Fulson.
Walton put together a new Moonglows lineup in 1964 to cover some of the group's '50s sides, but this effort didn't last long, and Graves and Barnes left the music business, and the original Moonglows were consigned to history, apart from Chess' periodic attempts to continue selling sides left in the vaults.
Chess kept several vestiges of the Moonglows sound alive more profitably when they signed the Dells, and the group's sound could also be heard in the early work of the Four Tops (who had also spent time on Chess) and the Temptations at Motown.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/moonglows/bio.jhtml   (1314 words)

  
 The Moonglows : OLDIES.com
If there were any group that best signalled the birth of rock 'n' roll - by which RandB emerged out of its fl subculture into mainstream teen culture - it was the Moonglows.
The group's career paralleled that of their mentor, legendary disc jockey Alan Freed, who during his rise in rock 'n' roll made the Moonglows the mainstays of his radio programmes, motion pictures and stage shows.
He was also responsible for naming the group, who originally performed as the Crazy Sounds.
www.oldies.com /artist-view/The-Moonglows.html   (174 words)

  
 Untitled Document
It was early in 1958 and The Moonglows seemed to be on a losing streak for the first time in their careers.
The Moonglows still had their "name" from all their past hits and could still wow an audience as they showed in September on the bill at a four day show in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Moonglows stand alone as one of the top vocal groups ever, and certainly stand the teat of time as defining the era and the style.
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 Prentiss Barnes, Moonglows singer - The Boston Globe
-- Prentiss Barnes, who sang with the Moonglows and who is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Oct. 1 in a highway accident in southwest Mississippi.
Barnes, a bass singer for the Moonglows, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000.
He is also a member of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and a Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer.
www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/10/13/prentiss_barnes_moonglows_singer   (156 words)

  
 The Moonglows: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Chicago-born Harvey Fuqua (born July 27, 1928) was part of a musical family virtually from birth, as the nephew of Ink Spots guitarist Charlie Fuqua, and before he was in his teens was aiming for a career of his own in music.
The success of the Moonglows ' original version was the break they'd been waiting for, and they began playing some of the best gigs of their history, as part of Freed's huge package shows alongside acts like Joe Turner, the Clovers, and Lowell Fulson.
Torn by these multiple schisms, the Moonglows ' lineup collapsed under circumstances that are still a bit murky, in terms of who decided what and who exited.
www.music.com /group/the_moonglows/1/biography   (1597 words)

  
 Moonglows' bass singer Barnes, 81, dies in crash | Ocala.com | Star-Banner | Ocala, Fla.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Moonglows' bass singer Barnes, 81, dies in crash
- Prentiss Barnes, who sang with the Moonglows and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Saturday in a weekend traffic accident in southwest Mississippi.
The Moonglows' R&B and doo-wop recordings include "Blue Velvet," "Most of All," "We Go Together" and "Ten Commandments of Love." The McGuire Sisters recorded a pop version of their '50s hit "Sincerely."
www.ocala.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061004/NEWS/210040342/1003/News03   (246 words)

  
 Prentiss Barnes, Mississippi musician and Moonglows member
“The Moonglows were among the finest fl harmony groups of the Fifties,” according to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Museum, which inducted Barnes in March of 2000.
The Moonglows music has been described by one author as “Smooth as silk, sweet as honey, hot as fire.” Prentiss Barnes is a musician who can’t be ignored because of the great job he has done bringing us love songs that play continually in the hearts of millions.
The Moonglows are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the fifteenth annual induction dinner.
www.shs.starkville.k12.ms.us /mswm/MSWritersAndMusicians/musicians/PrentissBarnes/Prentiss_Barnes.html   (1812 words)

  
 The Moonglows: The Best of the Moonglows (20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection) - PopMatters Music Review
Using their voices to simulate musical instruments -- like the violin, the cello, and winds -- doo-wop singers had quickly become popular with record producers, who realized that a full, nearly symphonic sound created with human voices eliminated the need for using -- and spending money -- on backup players.
Cushioned by the sweet -- and non-confrontational -- sound of the Moonglows' singing, that is, the jumpy rhythms of the electric guitar, the saxophone, and the upright bass now began to penetrate the once resistant, increasingly receptive ears of thousands, tempering and preparing them for the harder rocking music which materialized a few years later.
Like the image their name conveys, the Moonglows' sound is hopelessly -- and perhaps fatally -- creamy and romantic.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/m/moonglows-best.shtml   (810 words)

  
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The Moonglows hailed from Cleveland, and one can be sure that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wanted to enshrine some hometown heroes.
Another factor is that the Moonglows' bass singer and main songwriter, Harvey Fuqua, went on to achieve greater fame as a composer for Motown Records.
After the Moonglows' induction, Fuqua conceded that his Motown connection may have tipped the scales in his old vocal group's favor.
www.usmusicvault.com /backstagerockandroll.html   (898 words)

  
 The Moonglows: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
The Moonglows were an influental American R&B and doo wop group, featuring such legendary singers as Bobby Lester[?], Harvey Fuqua[?], Alexander Graves[?] and Prentiss Barnes[?], along with guitarist Billy Johnson[?].
Originally known as The Crazy Sounds and The Moonlighters, they were renamed by Alan Freed.
Post a link to definition / meaning of " The Moonglows " on your site.
www.encyclopedian.com /mo/Moonglows.html   (138 words)

  
 the LEGENDARY Harvey Fuqua
It is the family of the Moonglows, whose silky harmonizing was pushed from R&B into the mainstream by rock pioneer Alan Freed and whose song, "Sincerely,'' inspired a young Paul Simon in 1955.
Fuqua, of the Moonglows, knew that when he offered, half-kidding, a bit of information far removed from the era when the group was struggling against a world reluctant to embrace its music.
Fuqua, you and the Moonglows were in excellent form on the recent dowop special.
www.soul-patrol.com /soul/fuqua.htm   (2126 words)

  
 Collins' Oldies Website: Harvey Fuqua and the Moonglows
This group began in 1952 as the Crazy Sounds, founded by Harvey Fuqua and Bobby Lester; the group later changed its name to the Moonglows.
Reviewed below are newer recordings of his old songs with the Moonglows, then a new solo album, both released in the year 2000.
The elderly, many of whom live in nursing homes, are indeed an "overlooked generation." This is Harvey's plea for us to maintain contact with our aging parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents; years from now we'll be the generation of which he sings.
www.srv.net /~roxtar/fuqua_harvey.html   (1915 words)

  
 The Chess - Motown Connection
One such group, The Moonglows, hit big in 1955 with "Sincerely." That tune and others by the group advanced doo-wop into the realm of jazz harmonies and rich, disciplined bass and baritone parts.
The Moonglows' leader, Harvey Fuqua, was also singing some duets with his girlfriend, r&b star Etta James, on the Kent label, a subsidiary of Modern Records.
The arrangement was to everyone's satisfaction until two Moonglows came to town.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/r&b_history/55767   (462 words)

  
 BluePower.Com: A Long Way From The Moonglows....Harvey Fuqua!
Mentored by legendary rock & roll DJ Alan Freed, the group appeared with Freed on his radio show, concerts, and with him in the movies Rock, Rock, Rock (1956) -- the soundtrack was issued on CD by MCA -- and Mr.
The Moonglows' first releases were for Freed's Champagne label in 1953.
The Moonglows reunited in 1972 with Fuqua, Lester, Graves, Doc Williams, and Chuck Lewis.
www.bluepower.com /2005/07/long-way-from-moonglowsharvey-fuqua.html   (570 words)

  
 Corpus Obscurum - Bass singer of the Moonglows dead at 81
Prentiss Barnes, the bass singer for the doo-wop group the Moonglows, was killed in a car accident on Saturday east of Magnolia, Mississippi.
Barnes headed to California in the mid-1960s to launch a solo career when a train struck his car in Texas and his left arm had to be amputated.
Barnes and the rest of the Moonglows were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000.
blogs.citypages.com /corpus/2006/10/bass_singer_of.asp   (397 words)

  
 Klaritymusic.com : Harvey Fuqua : Harvey and the Moonglows 2000
Klaritymusic.com : Harvey Fuqua : Harvey and the Moonglows 2000
For a number of years, the songs on the Moonglows 2000 album have been featured on compilations, giving our group enough exposure so that people knew we were still around.
That prompted us to put some our favorite "canned goodies" together, revisiting and rearranging these love songs woth the hope that they may bring our fans the same warm thoughts and good feelings they brought us, when we recorded them.
www.klaritymusic.com /00201_002.html   (153 words)

  
 The Moonglows - Inductees - The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation
Among the most seminal RandB and doo wop groups of all time, the Moonglows' lineup featured some of the genre's greatest pure singers.
They were originally called the Crazy Sounds, but were renamed by disc jockey Alan Freed as the Moonglows.
The Moonglows disbanded in the '60s, then reunited in 1972 with Fuqua, Lester, Graves, Doc Williams, and Chuck Lewis.
www.vocalgroup.org /inductees/the_moonglows.html   (309 words)

  
 The Covers Project: The Moonglows
The cover version of this song appears on the The Moonglows album Their Greatest Hits.
The original version of this song appears on the The Moonglows album A Bronx Tale.
The original version of this song appears on the The Moonglows album Chess Rhythm and Roll Vol 1 1947-1955.
www.coversproject.com /artist/moonglows   (191 words)

  
 Guitar Tabs and Song Words - Harvey and the Moonglows Fuqua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Below is a listing of previously reviewed sites that contain sites for guitar tabs, lyrics, and song words for Harvey and the Moonglows Fuqua and thousands of other bands.
If you are looking to purchase Harvey and the Moonglows Fuqua cds, music, or songs then please visit amazon.com.
If you have a site for guitar tabs or song words please let us know and we will add it to our list of other reviewed sites.
www.reviewedby.com /words_f/Harvey_and_the_Moonglows_Fuqua.html   (249 words)

  
 1956 Songs
Originally named The Crazy Sounds, their name was suggested by Alan Freed from his Moondog radio show in Cleveland and they became known as The Moonglows.
The Moonglows had other hits too, like"See Saw" and"Please Send Me Someone to Love" from 1956.
He was a member of the original Moonglows and died in McComb, Mississippi on 1 October 2006.
www.americanmusicpreservation.com /songs1956.htm   (514 words)

  
 Biography and Discography - The Moonglows
Below you will find previously reviewed links to sites containing music and band biographies for The Moonglows along with any artist, band or singers discography.
If you need additional biography news you can also get The Moonglows Bio Books by visiting the bookstore.Thanks for the support and email us or the other music sites directly with your questions.
First find The Moonglows then you can find sites with an accurate discography and biography.
www.iband.com /music/m_bios/The_Moonglows.html   (281 words)

  
 The Moonglows Page
The Moonglows were formed in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A, in 1952.
If you check this link all will become clearer: 'What Happened in March 2003'.
The Return Of The Moonglows (RCA Victor 1972)
www.soulwalking.co.uk /Moonglows.html   (92 words)

  
 Doo Wop 45s, Moonglows, Flamingos, Crows, Cadillacs, Spaniels and more
Doo Wop 45s, Moonglows, Flamingos, Crows, Cadillacs, Spaniels and more
This page is a very small sampling of Doo Wop 45s that you can find on our web site.
Click here to get a sample of our jazz albums
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 Willkommen bei Adobe GoLive 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
mentor Alan Freed who is his rise through rock n' roll made the Moonglows the main focus of his radio programs and stage shows
The Moonglows disbanded in the '60s, then reunited in 1972 with Fuqua, Lester, Graves, Doc Williams, and Chuck Lewis.
The Moonglows were inducted into the Rock and Roll
doowopy.de /02page/M/eMoonglows.html   (597 words)

  
 Blue Velvet: The Ultimate Collection - The Moonglows - Similar Albums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Few rivaled the Moonglows in musical sophistication, inventiveness or flair.
They could sing gorgeous heartache ballads, rollicking up-tempo rhythm tunes, creditable period-piece novelty numbers, wonderful pop covers or shattering originals.
This two-disc set contains 44 outstanding numbers, with every major Moonglows anthem and several others that weren't big hits but deserved to be, such as "Penny Arcade" and "Love Is a River." This collection updates and expands the Greatest Sides single LP release briefly available when Sugar Hill had the Chess catalog in the 1970s.
www.mp3.com /albums/149711/similar.html   (536 words)

  
 The Moonglows Lyrics - Song and Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If you are unable to find words or lyrics for The Moonglows from the above sites, then please email them.
Pop Lyrics World - Large lyrics collection organized by artists and albums, complete and daily updated, also including comprehensive soundtrack lyrics and US and UK chart lyrics.
If you have a site with song words or lyrics, including The Moonglows then email us and we will add it.
www.onetry.com /pages/music_m/The_Moonglows.html   (229 words)

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