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The Charts
The Charts
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Bobby Hendricks
Bobby Hendricks
American singer
2
The Jive Five
The Jive Five
American doo-wop group
3
The Penguins
The Penguins
American doowop band, formed in 1953
4
Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans
American rock band
5
The Clovers
The Clovers
American rhythm and blues/doo-wop vocal group
6
The Crests
The Crests
band
7
Randy & the Rainbows
Randy & the Rainbows
band that plays doo-wop
8
Rudy Toombs
Rudy Toombs
American entertainer
9
The Fleetwoods
The Fleetwoods
vocal group from Olympia, Washington, USA
10
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
11
The Tokens
The Tokens
American male doo-wop-style vocal group
12
The Corsairs
The Corsairs
American music group
13
Ernie Maresca
Ernie Maresca
American singer, songwriter and record company executive
14
GQ
GQ
American band
15
Harvey Fuqua
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer
16
The Del-Vikings
The Del-Vikings
American doo-wop musical group
17
Jimmy Norman
Jimmy Norman
American songwriter
18
Larry Chance and the Earls
Larry Chance and the Earls
19
The Quotations
The Quotations
20
The Silhouettes
The Silhouettes
American doo-wop group
21
The Fireflies
The Fireflies
American doo wop group
22
The Willows
The Willows
American vocal group
23
Lee Andrews & the Hearts
Lee Andrews & the Hearts
American doo-wop quintet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
24
The Marcels
The Marcels
American doo-wop group
25
The Impressions
The Impressions
American soul vocal group
26
The Students
The Students
27
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer
28
The Chords
The Chords
1950s American doo-wop group
29
Darlene Love
Darlene Love
American musician
30
The Swallows
The Swallows
american band
31
The Crows
The Crows
band
32
The Belmonts
The Belmonts
33
The Rivingtons
The Rivingtons
American band
34
The Edsels
The Edsels
american band
35
Dave "Baby" Cortez
Dave "Baby" Cortez
American musician
36
Troop
Troop
musical group
37
Gene Chandler
Gene Chandler
American musician
38
The Ad Libs
The Ad Libs
American soul musical group
39
The Turbans
The Turbans
american doo-wop vocal group
40
The Orioles
The Orioles
American R&B group
Les Cooper
American doo wop musician

Les Cooper

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American doo wop musician

Les Cooper (March 15, 1921 – August 3, 2013) was an American doo wop musician, best known for his hit rock instrumental "Wiggle Wobble".

Cooper was born in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. He sang in several New York doo wop groups, including The Empires and The Whirlers, and was the manager of the group The Charts. In 1962, he signed to Everlast Records and released the single "Dig Yourself" b/w "Wiggle Wobble", billed with his band as Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers. Both sides were produced by Bobby Robinson. The B-side was an instrumental featuring the saxophone playing of Joe Grier (formerly of The Charts himself); it caught on at radio and became a nationwide hit, peaking at No. 12 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1962, and No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 early in 1963. It was his only hit; one of the follow-up singles was the sonically similar "Let's Do the Boston Monkey", recorded for Enjoy Records.

Cooper died on August 3, 2013, at the VNSNY Haven Hospice Specialty Care Unit in New York, New York.