Blue Mooon ,by the Marcels (1961) was one of my favourites of that era, but the whole vocal arrangement they used was a complete rip off of another, older Doo-Wop classic, the title escapes me at the moment .Was it Zoom by ? or Gee by the Crows? As a long time fan of Black American music I should know it but the ol' memory is letting me down . There are those who contend that the first Rock 'n'Roll record was Rocket 88 by Jackie Brentson, others claim it's Fats Domino's The Fat Man ,but who knows? Its all a matter of preference
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