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The Edsels Were An American Doo-Wop Group Active During The Late 1950s And Early 1960s. The Name Of The Group Was Originally The Essos After The Oil Company But Was Changed To Match The Then-New Ford Automobile The Edsel. The Edsels Recorded Over 25 Songs And Had Multiple Performances On Dick Clark's American Bandstand . The Edsels Were One Of The Few Doo-Wop Groups To Sign With A Major Record Label As Most Groups Of That Era Found Success With Small Independent Labels. Before Their National Hit "Rama Lama Ding Dong" Songs Like "What Brought Us Together" "Bone Shaker Joe" And "Do You Love Me" Helped The Group Land A Major Record Deal With Capitol Records In 1961. Today The Group Is Known Almost Exclusively For Their Song "Rama Lama Ding Dong." The Song Was Recorded In 1957 And Released Under The Errant Title "Lama Rama Ding Dong " In 1958. The Song Did Not Become Popular Until 1961 After A Disc Jockey In New York City Began To Play It As A Segue From The Marcels Doo-Wop Version Of "Blue Moon." The Song Eventually Became Popular Throughout The Country Peaking At Number 21 On The Billboard Charts. The Group Continues To Perform Today. In Addition James Reynolds Performs With His Five Sons Jeff Baron Patrick Chris And Carlise The Reynolds Brothers . That Group Released An Album The Reynolds Brothers Featuring Songs Written By James And Fellow Edsels Member George Jones Jr. Personnel * George Jones Jr. – Lead Vocals * Larry Green – First Tenor * James Reynolds – Second Tenor * Harry Green – Baritone * Marshall Sewell – Bass 2007 Members * Marshall Sewell - Bass * James Reynolds - Tenor/baritone * Maurice Jones - First Tenor/lead Vocals * Danny Friendly - Tenor/lead Vocals Influence Of The Song Rama Lama Ding Dong * A Version Of The Song Was Performed On The The Muppet Show Once In Episode 89 Or Season 4 Episode 17 The Episode That Also Had Mark Hamill C-3PO R2-D2 And Chewbacca From Star Wars As Guests A Shepherd His Sheep And His Girl Perform The Song. * Rocky Sharpe And The Replays Covered The Song In 1979 * Barry Mann Wrote A Song Called "Who Put The Bomp" In 1961 In Which He Sings About His Girl Falling In Love With Him After Listening To Some Doo-Wop Style Songs With Their Recognizable Nonsense Lyrics. One Of The Phrases He Uses In The Song Is Actually Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong. * "Rama Lama Ding Dong" Is Heard In The Grease Song "We Go Together". Source Wikipedia

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