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Subject: The Moon is Blue for Fred Johnson
Written By: LyricBoy on 04/03/22 at 6:28 pm
Legendary bass singer and cofounder of the Pittsburgh doo-wop group, The Marcels, Fred Johnson, has passed away at the age of 80. :\'(
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/04/03/fred-johnson-of-the-marcels-dies/
Fred crooned his way to fame with his intro vocals to their 1961 smash hit Blue Moon… “ bomp-baba-bomp-ba-bomp-ba-bomp-bomp... vedanga-dang-dang-vadinga-dong-ding…”
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Subject: Re: The Moon is Blue for Fred Johnson
Written By: nally on 04/03/22 at 9:32 pm
Aha, so he was the one behind those intro “scat” vocals. Great song that was.
Sad to see him go..
Subject: Re: The Moon is Blue for Fred Johnson
Written By: Howard on 04/04/22 at 3:19 am
Legendary bass singer and cofounder of the Pittsburgh doo-wop group, The Marcels, Fred Johnson, has passed away at the age of 80. :\'(
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2022/04/03/fred-johnson-of-the-marcels-dies/
Fred crooned his way to fame with his intro vocals to their 1961 smash hit Blue Moon… “ bomp-baba-bomp-ba-bomp-ba-bomp-bomp... vedanga-dang-dang-vadinga-dong-ding…”
qoi3TH59ZEs
My Father loves Doo-Wop, RIP Fred Johnson. :\'(
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