Hitting the high notes at a doo-wop music exhibit in Suitland
who diligently chronicles the District’s contributions to the musical genre. She had support from the African American Music Association, the Atlanta Doo-Wop Association and Creative Suitland.Lindsay-Johnson told me that besides the 60 or so photographs and accompanying mini-bios, she wanted the exhibit to include some stage-worn clothes. There’s a fetching yellow, shawl-collar tuxedo jacket that was worn byof Washington’s own Jewels.“The Clovers put D.C. on the map,” she says.
“It's almost accidental,” he said. “You stand at the corner with three or four of your buddies. Somebody starts to sing a song. You start chiming in.”“I have coached a few people over the years,” Charles said. “I would always start out telling them, ‘I can’t teach you to sing. You’ve got to already be able to do it. I can teach you voice control, breathing control, maybe to be a better singer. But you better be able to sing from scratch. Either you can or you can’t.
Lindsay-Johnson said it’s mainly older folks who have come to see the exhibit, people who remember the music first- or secondhand. She hopes younger people will come, too. “They need to know the history of the music that they enjoy, because there’s a thread and the thread is gospel harmony,” she said. “Out of Black gospel came doo-wop and rhythm-and-blues. That morphs into soul music, then into contemporary R&B, where they’re taking samples from these old songs.”Looking at these photos with Millie Russell, something stands out: Nearly everyone is smiling. This is before musical artists had to scowl in their pictures, or gaze into the distance.
“Doo-Wop Under the Street Lamp” is up through Sept. 15 at Creative Suitland, 4719 Silver Hill Rd. ; open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. It’s closed this Friday through Monday for Labor Day.
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