The delvikings whispering bells sheet music in f major. The delvikings songs, music, and history liveabout. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Listen free to the del vikings whispering bells radio. 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. Vinyl 7 the del vikings whispering bells 1957, vinyl discogs. Dec 28, 2019 the del vikings whispering bells duration. Whispering bells, whisper low, whispering bells, love you so, bring my. Whispering bells, whisper low, whispering bells, love you so, bring my baby oh my baby back to me. This was the lineup that sang on the del vikings second session, spawning the kripp jophnsonled whispering bells. Mar 15, 2018 the dell vikings aka del vikings, del vikings, dell vikings formed in 1955 in pittsburgh, where all the members were stationed in the u. Best known for the enduring doo wop classic come go with me, a number four hit in 1957, the delvikings also earned their place in history as the first successful multiracial band of the rock era. Print and download whispering bells sheet music by the delvikings.
Soon after the group split and things became some what confusing. They appeared on the ed sullivan show, dick clarks bandstand, allen freeds show, the tonight show, and the movie the big beat. Sep 23, 2012 del vikings backed by the star 5 band perform whispering bells 92212 special thanks to ron coleman and star 5 productions for making the show happen and thanks to my wife rita for shooting all. 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. Watch the video for whispering bells from del vikingss the best of 1957, vol. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in f major. The del vikings also appears in this compilation features two compact discs with 48 of the greatest hits of the 1950s. Check out whispering bells by the del vikings on amazon music. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. All songs are the original hits by the original artists that made them great. Whispering bells is a song performed by the delvikings a. The song is featured in the 1986 film stand by me as well as a number of other films set in the 1950s. The delvikings also known as the dellvikings were an american doowop musical group. Corinthian krips johnson, norman wright and clarence quick.
Whispering bells been so long whispering bells love you so bring my baby oh my baby back to me. Having two hits whispering bells and come go with me helped elevate the del vikings into the stratosphere of the crowded doowop world. Vinyl 7 the dellvikings whispering bells 1957, vinyl discogs. Whispering bells vinyl record memories, a 1957 hit song, was released under the name dell vikings with a different lead singer, kripp johnson. The mercury records compilation is the bestsounding del vikings cd available, and is very generous at 25 tracks on a single disc. The del vikings whispering bells 1957, vinyl discogs.
Despite being one of the most popular doowop groups and the first integrated act to really make it big the delvikings career was mired by military careers and, to a greater extent, complicated contractual stringpulling that had a number of. The quartet met in air force barracks in the mid50s and swiftly honed a smooth, harmonic pop sound. Whispering bells whisper low whispering bells love you so bring my baby oh my baby, back to me baby back to me whispering bells loud and clear your. The dellvikings come go with me whispering bells 1957.
With two major national hits come go with me and whispering bells to their credit one more hit than most other successful doo wop groups ever had they had a jump on virtually all of their competition. The delvikings were the first integrated rock group to scale the american charts, but the doowoppers behind come go with me and whispering bells soon fragmented in an epic way that had nothing to do with race and everything to do with money. Whispering bells by the del vikings on amazon music. Emmenanthe is a monotypic genus which contains only one species, emmenanthe penduliflora, known by the common name whispering bells. Whispering bells is a song performed by the del vikings a. Latinautor warner chappell, sony atv publishing, latinautor, emi music. In 1956, they won a song contest run by the air force and while stationed in pittsburgh, won themselves a recording contract with feebee records, who released their. With two major national hits come go with me and whispering bells to their credit one more hit than most other successful doo wop groups ever had they had a jump. The group throughout the years has had many personnel, group name, and labelaffiliation changes. The dot label referred to johnson as krips johnson.
Kripp johnson was the lead vocalist on this recording. Originally written and released as a ballad, whispering bells another quick song became a classic rocker in the studio, filled with the del vikings bestever harmonies. The story of the dell vikings or del vikings, or del vikings is one of the most glorious, complicated, and frustrating of any successful doo wop group in music history. It was the bands second top ten pop hit in 1957, making the del vikings one of the biggest doowop acts at that time. Baby back to me whispering bells, loud and clear, your sweet chimes glad to hear, bring my baby oh my baby back to me.
Watch the video for whispering bells from del vikings s the best of 1957, vol. Licensed to youtube by umg, believe music on behalf of g records. With two major national hits come go with me and whispering bells to their credit one more hit than most other successfu. Whispering bells whispering bells whisper low whispering bells love you so bring my baby oh my baby, back to me baby back to me whispering bells loud and clear your sweet chimes glad to hear. The del vikings whispering bells, whisper low, whispering bells, love you so, bring my baby oh my baby back to me. Print and download whispering bells sheet music by the del vikings.
The del vikings also known as the dell vikings were an american doowop group that recorded several hit singles in the 1950s and continued to record and tour with various lineups in later decades. In the wake of their huge hit, military assignments would wreak havoc with the bands lineup. The best of the del vikings by the delvikings on amazon. Jul 30, 2008 whispering bells rerecord the del vikings. The delvikings also known as the dellvikings were an american doowop group that. It was the bands second top ten pop hit in 1957, making the delvikings one of the biggest doowop acts at that time. Although it doesnt include the groups two most famous hits, come go with me and whispering bells, which werent recorded for mercury, there are a number of other numbers a sunday kind of love, cool shake,and the lessfamiliar there i go and oh. Vinyl 7 the dellvikings come go with me whispering bells 1957, indianapolis pressing, vinyl discogs. The del vikings had two top ten hits in 1957 with come go with me and whispering bells. Whispering bells whisper low whispering bells love you so bring my baby oh my baby, back to me baby back to me whispering bells loud and.
Whispering bells dellvikings 1957 hit song with video. Del vikings whispering bells classic late 50s doo wop rocker. The tunes were released in may 1957 on both fee bee and dot mangling kripps name to krips on both labels and whispering bells became the del vikings second big smash, although not as big as come go with me. The del vikings were one of the first integrated vocal groups in rock n roll. The first interracial vocal group to hit in rock n roll, the dell vikings were also one of the best, as their two giant hits come go with me and whispering bells both included here attest. Del vikings backed by the star 5 band perform whispering bells 92212 special thanks to ron coleman and star 5 productions for making the show happen and thanks to my wife rita for shooting all.
Whispering bells dont be a fool by the dellvikings. The dellvikings whispering bells 1957, vinyl discogs. The story of the dell vikings or del vikings, or del vikings is one of the most glorious, complicated, and frustrating of any successful doo wop group in music history with two major national hits come go with me and whispering bells to their credit one more hit than most other successful doo wop groups ever had they had a jump on virtually all of their competiti. The dell vikings aka del vikings, delvikings, dellvikings formed in 1955 in pittsburgh, where all the members were stationed in the u.
The delvikings were formed in 1955 by members of the united states air force stationed in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, with clarence quick. The delvikings also known as the dellvikings were an american doowop group that recorded several hit singles in the 1950s and continued to record and tour with various lineups in later decades. Their music has been featured in the soundtracks the films american grafitti, stand by me, american hot wax and others. The dell vikings also released whispering bells in 1957, with kripp johnson singing lead vocals. Whispering bells vinyl record memories, a 1957 hit song, was released under the name dellvikings with a different lead singer, kripp johnson. Read or print original whispering bells lyrics 2020 updated. Although the groups two biggest hits, whispering bells and come go with me were released by dot records in 1957 and 1958, both songs were actually recorded in 1956 for a small pittsburgh label called feebee records.
After more than 30 years, the original fee bee recordings of the dell vikings. The story of the dellvikings or del vikings, or delvikings is one of the most glorious, complicated, and frustrating of any successful doo wop group in music history. Made with love carolyns precious memories divisions. Whispering bells does that by combining doowop with galloping rockabilly guitar rhythms.
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