The Mighty Echoes, an a cappella

A cappella

A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...

 Doo Wop quartet from Los Angeles, CA., was formed backstage at the Olio Theater in Silverlake

Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California

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, California

California

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 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

Frank's Place

Frank's Place is an American comedy-drama series which aired on CBS for 22 episodes during the 1987-1988 television schedule. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and executive produced by Wilson and series star Tim Reid.-Plot:Set in New Orleans, Frank's Place chronicles the life of Frank Parrish...

”, “Family Matters”, “Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

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”, “Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...

” a stint as Tony Danza

Tony Danza

Tony Danza is an American actor best known for starring on the TV series Taxi and Who's the Boss?, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards...

's high school singing group on "Who's The Boss" and recent appearances on “It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody

The Suite Life of Zack and Cody

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”. The group appeared in one feature film, the Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

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 / Debra Winger

Debra Winger

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 vehicle, Wilder Napalm

Wilder Napalm

Wilder Napalm is a 1993 romantic comedy film about a pair of pyrokinetic brothers and their rivalry for the same woman. The film was directed by Glenn Gordon Caron, and stars Dennis Quaid, Arliss Howard, and Debra Winger.-Plot:...

. 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."

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 '60s British group Episode Six

Episode Six

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 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 70's power pop

Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

 band The Rubinoos

The Rubinoos

The Rubinoos are an American power pop band that formed in 1970 in Berkeley, California. They are perhaps best known for their singles "I Think We're Alone Now" , "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" , and for the theme song to the 1984 film Revenge of the Nerds...

. Both Charlie Davis and John Lathan have a Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 background. Former member John Hostetter was a regular on the sitcom “Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television...

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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)