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The Del Vikings
By Marv Goldberg
© 2011 by Marv Goldberg
Much has been written about the Del Vikings over the years. Some of it has probably even been accurate. Unfortunately, the problems the group had were such that it's incredibly difficult to sort the whole thing out. Sadly, no two discographies seem to agree on very much.
However, the Del Vikings gave us two monster hits and they therefore deserve something to be written about them. I originally did this piece for a Polygram CD's liner notes in 1996 and thought I'd resurrect it and try to update it. It's unusual in that I didn't interview anyone in order to write it.
In addition to my own research, I extensively used Carl E. Janusek's wonderful Del (L) Vikings: Setting The Record Straight, which appeared in issues 42 and 43 of Bob Belniak's Echoes Of The Past in 1997-8.
At the end of my discography is a reconstruction, by Thomas Holzhacker, of a Del Vikings' Fee Bee discography. There was a lot of inconsistency in Fee Bee release numbering; it's quite messy.
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The Del Vikings
Vocal group
For the Record …
Selected discography
Sources
Perhaps the most memorable doo wop songsters, the Del Vikings—also spelled Del-Vikings, Dell Vikings, or Dell-Vikings—epitomized the sweet, carefree sound of the 1950s with their phrase “Dom, dom, dom, dom, dom-dee-doobie, dom.” While other groups rose and quickly passed into oblivion, the Del Vikings produced dozens of recordings, including two classic hits, and continued performing into 2001. One of the first R&B harmony groups to evolve doo wop from rock ‘n’ roll, they maintained a distinctive sound that jelled with “Come Go with Me” and “Whispering Bells,” two chart-toppers that still appeal to a wide range of listeners.
The original quintet—first tenor Corinthian “Kripp” Johnson, second tenor Don Jackson, baritones Bernard Robertson and Samuel Paterson, and bass Clarence E. Quick—began performing at the Pittsburgh Air Force Base camp hall in 1955 and won a base talent contest the next ye
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The Del-Vikings
American doo-wop group
Musical artist
The Del-Vikings (also known as The Dell-Vikings) were an American doo-wopmusical group that recorded several hit singles in the 1950s and continued to record and tour with various lineups in later decades. The group is notable for the hit songs "Come Go with Me" and "Whispering Bells", and for having been a successful racially mixed musical group during a period of time when such groups were rare.[1][2][3]
History
Formation and early fame
The Del-Vikings were formed in 1955 by members of the United States Air Force stationed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with Clarence Quick, Kripp Johnson, Don Jackson, Samuel Paterson, Bernard Robertson and guitarist Joe Lopes. Because all of the members were in the armed forces, the group constantly ran the risk of being disrupted by members being stationed in other places. This happened soon after the group's forming when Paterson and Robertson were sent to Germany. They were replaced by baritone David Lerchey,[4] the group's
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