Cultural Manifesto

During the 1950s Indianapolis was home to a thriving doo-wop music scene, particularly on Indiana Avenue where artists including The Four Sounds, The Counts, and The Monograms flourished. On this week's edition of Cultural Manifesto host Kyle Long shares a selection of Indianapolis doo-wop classics. He also speaks with several notable Indianapolis musicians who got their start singing doo-wop. Tracklist: Ink Spots - If I Didn’t Care The Lamplighters - Believe in Me The Lamplighters - Bo Peep Sarah McLawler and The Syncoettes - Love Sweet Love The Counts - Sally Walker Hampton Sisters - My Heart Tells Me The Students - I’m So Young The Teasers - How Could You Hurt Me So Monograms - My Baby Dearest Darling Dottie Ferguson & The Five Stars - Slow Burn Chordells - Quit While You're Ahead Four Sounds - The Ring Four Sounds - Someone To Show Me the Way Lois Blaine and the Four Sounds - I Need You So Essquires - When I Fall in Love The Vanguards - You’re Breaking My Heart Embers - I’m Only Human