Artist:The Coasters
Song:Smokey Joe's Cafe
Album:50 Coastin' Classics:Anthology
With their mix of doo wop and humour, The Coasters are one of the most enduring & memorable groups of the 50s. The basis of the group are the songs of Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller, one of the most important songwriting/producing teams in pop music history. The Coasters started in Los Angeles as The Robins in 1949. The group started working with Lieber & Stoller in 1953 on their Spark Records label. Lieber & Stoller brought The Robins with them when they signed with Atlantic in 1955 and they became The Coasters. The Coasters became even bigger after they moved to New York with Lieber & Stoller in 1957. They had a lot of personnel changes and the only Coaster who remained with the group through their history was Carl Gardner. Many of the changes allowed The Coasters to become known for their comedy in songs like Charlie Brown and Lieber & Stoller adjusted the songs accordingly. 50 Coastin' Classics is a 2CD comp from Rhino. It has all their hits and even includes some Robins hits. Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller wrote tons of great songs over the years and The Coasters are just the tip of the iceberg.
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