The Marcels
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The Marcels were an American doo-wop group known for turning popular music songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and signed to Colpix Records with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, Ron Mundy, and Richard Knauss. The group was named after a popular hair style of the day, the marcel wave,[1][2] by Fred Johnson's younger sister Priscilla.
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Origin | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Genres | Doo-wop |
Years active | 1959 (1959)ā1962 (1962), 1972 (1972) 1990s-2010s (1990s-2010s) |
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