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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My Own True Love - Doo Wop Favourites
Soul - Released by AP MUSIC LTD on 1 Jan 2013
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You Belong to Me
R&B - Released by Start Up Records on 10 Sep 2021
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That's Why The Moon Was Smiling
Pop - Released by The Moon Was Smiling on 19 Jun 2020
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Guitar Town Music
Pop - Released by GTM restart rec. on 14 Jun 2020
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My Own True Love / Ginny (All Tracks Remastered)
R&B - Released by Hit Singles Records on 24 Feb 2020
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Listen This Music
Pop - Released by Archive Catapult on 17 Jan 2019
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Have You Heard
Pop - Released by JB Production CH on 14 Mar 2022
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You Belong To Me / Take Me As I Am (Remastered 2020)
R&B - Released by Hit Singles Records on 20 Jan 2020
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You Belong to Me
R&B - Released by Milestones Records on 10 Sep 2021
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In That Golden Summer Time
R&B - Released by golden times on 15 Jul 2017
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Id Like To Hear That Song Again
R&B - Released by wonderful music on 2 Oct 2016
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