The Duprees
One of the final Italian doo wop groups to make a wave in the early '60s, the Duprees were in some senses not a rock & roll act at all. They relied on updates of pre-rock pop standards for most of their material, dressed up in classy big band arrangements. Their New Jersey street-corner roots were still audible in their doo wop harmonies, giving their treatments of moldy oldies enough of a contemporary flavor to compete in the rock and pop marketplace. They were very good at what they did, and in 1962-1963, they were very successful: "You Belong to Me" (previously recorded by Jo Stafford, Patti Page, Dean Martin, and Joni James) made the Top Ten, and "My Own True Love" (from the soundtrack of Gone With the Wind), "Have You Heard," and "Why Don't You Believe Me" were also Top 40 hits. The Duprees were already retro when they were at their peak, and were washed out by the British Invasion, although they continued to record throughout the late '60s, sometimes in a Jay & the Americans/Vogues style.
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The Duprees Do Doo Wop - [The Dave Cash Collection]
R&B - Released by The Dave Cash Collection - OMP on 9 May 2011
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
R&B - Released by turn of the tide on 2 May 2023
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Have You Heard?
Jazz - Released by Redwood Records on 7 Mar 2014
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The Duprees Meet the Capris Doo Wop, Vol. 1
Pop - Released by Classic Records on 8 Jul 2009
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Why Don't You Believe Me?
Jazz - Released by Redwood Records on 10 Mar 2014
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My Own True Love (Billboard Hot 100 - No 13)
Blues - Released by Music Manager on 23 Oct 2020
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Pop - Released by St. Nicholas Day on 6 Dec 2021
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Nightingale
Pop - Released by oldies and hits for future on 14 May 2019
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Presenting The Duprees
Blues - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 19 Jan 1962
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Leisure Time
R&B - Released by LST Collector Series on 19 Sep 2014
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Talkative Friend
R&B - Released by classics & more on 9 May 2016
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