Larks - The Larks Collection 1950-55Hailing from North Carolina, the Larks were a classic African American doowop group of the early 1950s, with their roots firmly in gospel, but moving to secular music to form The Larks, although their early recorded work ranged across both gospel and secular genres as they recorded under different names when they made their studio debut. Although they were not among the most prolific doowop hitmakers, their style and technique made them one of the

was one of the coterie of influential artists who helped create the distinctive style of R&B which characterised the music of the Crescent City

and with the almost alchemic blend of their voices

occupying that exacting role from 1932 through to 1942

It began on the third of June

who became a very public face of protest in the 1940s and was well-known and popular in showbiz circles

the Bobby Womack album that served to relaunch his career and established him as a renewed force to be reckoned with in R&B in the 1980s

and improvisation

Duane Eddy - Dance With The Guitar Man: Greatest Hits 1958-62 - Duane Eddy's guitar was the sound of the instrumental hits of rock 'n' roll music in the late fifties and early sixties

With this commissioned composition

This is a fantastic 1985 comeback album from one of the legendary names in rockabilly

"A Man Sings The Blues

and his work has not been very thoroughly compiled over the years