Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony and Doo-wop music

Doo-wop - a kind of vocal-based rhythm and blues music developed in the 1940s, becoming popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.  The musical ensemble usually features a solo artist and a backing group; the group would harmonize to a simple beat sometimes with little or no musical instruments.  

In 1958, a new Doo-Wop group was born - Little Anthony and The Imperials recorded "Tears On My Pillow" and it became an instant hit.  Here's the YouTube link to the song: 

Tears On My Pillow by Little Anthony and The Imperials on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/DqUG6YBgLAw

Little Anthony left the group in 1961 but returned in 1963 and recorded another hit in 1964 called "Goin' Out of My Head".

Another Doo-Wop group of the time was Tony Williams and The Platters.

This same song - Tears On My Pillow - was re-sung by another group called Sha Na Na in the 1970s.  It was sung just as good.  Sha Na Na appeared in Grease, the movie, as Johnny Casino and the Gamblers. Their tracks on the Grease soundtrack include "Those Magic Changes", "Hound Dog", "Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay", "Blue Moon", "Born to Hand-Jive", and "Tears On My Pillow".

Tears On My Pillow By Sha Na Na on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/W3He_gyNG6A

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