The Mighty Echoes
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | A cappella, doo-wop |
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | My T Records |
Associated acts | The Rubinoos Episode Six |
Website | official site |
Members | Jon Rubin Harvey Shield Charlie Davis John Lathan |
Past members | Joey Malore (1986-89) John Hostetter (1986-2001) Keith Joe Dick (2001-2003) John Fluker (2003-2009) |
The Mighty Echoes, an American a cappella doo-wop quartet from Los Angeles, California, United States, was formed backstage at the Olio Theater in Silverlake, California during the production of Harvey Shield’s 1986 musical "1284: The Pied Piper".
The Echoes went on to appear on many TV shows including “Frank's Place”, “Family Matters”, “Brooklyn Bridge”, “Murphy Brown” a stint as Tony Danza's high school singing group on "Who's The Boss" and recent appearances on “It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia” and “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody”. The group appeared in one feature film, the Dennis Quaid / Debra Winger vehicle, Wilder Napalm. In the film, they sing Ring Of Fire, Heatwave, Duke Of Earl & I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire. In his book, American Singing Groups: a History From 1940 to Today, Jay Warner calls the Echoes "the West Coast equivalent of the best East Coast A Cappella groups of the last 20 years."[1]
The Mighty Echoes perform regularly in Southern California and sporadically around the world. The group focuses primarily on songs either from or reminiscent of the classic doo-wop era.
Member trivia[]
Founding member Harvey Shield was an original member of the 1960s British group Episode Six and wrote the last top ten hit for The Bay City Rollers, "The Way I Feel Tonight". Jon Rubin, first tenor, is also the lead singer for the 1970s power pop band The Rubinoos. Both Charlie Davis and John Lathan have a Broadway background. Former member John Hostetter was a regular on the sitcom Murphy Brown.
Discography[]
- A Cappella Doo Wop (1992)
- Love From Echo Park (1996)
- Doo Wop “Til You Drop (2003)
- A Cappella Cool (2006)
- Doo Wop Around The Christmas Tree (2006)
References[]
- ^ Warner, Jay (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 557–558. ISBN 0634099787.
External links[]
- Doo-wop groups
- American vocal groups