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New
Jersey Doo Wop &
Street Corner Harmony Association
Doo Wop and Car Show
July 31, 2010 (Paramus, NJ)
by Pamela Horner
The New Jersey Doo Wop & Street Corner
Harmony Association has been in existence for two years but Saturday, July
31st was our first visit. We had previously met the
organization's host, Nick @ Nite at his Doo Wop and A Cappella Open Mic
Night, which is an entertaining way to spend a Thursday night (see
Open
Mike Night). The open mic nights are held currently at
Harold’s Restaurant @ The Holiday Inn at Parsippany, NJ. This event
may change nights and/or add new locations so stay turned
to our web site for the latest information.
The New Jersey Doo Wop & Street Corner
Harmony Association is usually held the last Saturday of every month (check
our Events Calendar
page for details). It's held at the Paramus Elks Club, 200 Route 17
North in Paramus, NJ. It's right behind the Ramour & Flanigan
Furniture Store in the same location that held the final UGHA's. We
arrived too late for the car show. The Saturday night doo wop show
began with the Philadelphia acappella vocal group Quiet Storm singing up a
storm. The group, dressed in black tuxes, received a fabulous response from
the crowd. We’ve previously seen Quiet Storm perform and know how amazingly
great they sing. Among the songs in their first set was their own
arrangement of “Silhouettes”. Next, they were off to Chicago for the Cosmic
Rays' “Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie”. They ended their first set with a
superb version of The Blue Notes “She is Mine”.
Twin Gold and the Twin Gold Band were up
next. They performed marvelous R&R dance music and kept the audience on the
dance floor. At one point a hula-hoop was passed around to the dancers.
The two ladies in Twin Gold were celebrating a birthday. They were happy to
get a cake with their photos on it.
Quiet Storm returned to the stage with
more incredible songs such as The Philadelphians' “I’m Comin’ Home” and The
Four Fellows “In The Rain”. They went on to sing even more astonishing
songs like the Mohawks' “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," “Sure As The
Flowers” (Hi-tones), “How Do You Say I’m Sorry” (Manhattans), “Everyone’s
Got A Home But Me” (Tommy Hunt). They closed their impressive set with The
Temptations “Farewell My Love”.
We had a wonderful time celebrating the
second anniversary of the New Jersey Doo Wop & Street Corner Harmony
Association's doo wop and car show and plan to go back in the near future.
For more info on the New Jersey Doo Wop
& Street Corner Harmony Association visit their website,
www.njdoowop.com
Host, Nick @ Nite
Charlie Horner addressing
the crowd. Nick to the right.
Quiet Storm
Quiet Storm
Quiet Storm
Twin Gold
Crowd dancing to Twin
Gold
Quiet Storm backstage
Nick @ Nite and Charlie
Horner
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