Little Darling

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"Little Darling" is a popular doo-wop song best known from the 1950s rock and roll era, associated with vocal harmony groups like The Coasters.

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Little Darling canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith 1950s youth culture ⓘ
sock hop dances ⓘ
associatedWithMusicEra rock and roll era ⓘ
composer Maurice Williams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre doo-wop ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
hasCharacteristic call-and-response vocals ⓘ
falsetto lead vocals ⓘ
prominent backing harmonies ⓘ
spoken-word interlude ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus rock and roll oldies classic ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle rhythm and blues ⓘ
vocal harmony ⓘ
hasRecordingFormat 45 rpm single ⓘ
78 rpm single ⓘ
hasRhythm 4/4 time ⓘ
hasTempo medium tempo ⓘ
includedIn doo-wop compilation albums ⓘ
rock and roll compilation albums ⓘ
influenced later doo-wop revival acts ⓘ
influencedGenre pop rock ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformedAs encore number at oldies shows ⓘ
isPopularStandardIn doo-wop revival concerts ⓘ
oldies radio ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme longing ⓘ
teen romance ⓘ
lyricist Maurice Williams ⓘ
notableCoverVersionBy The Diamonds ⓘ
notableFor exaggerated doo-wop style in The Diamonds' version ⓘ
use in nostalgia-themed media ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy The Gladiolas ⓘ
performedBy oldies vocal groups ⓘ
performer The Diamonds ⓘ
recordedBy The Diamonds ⓘ
releasePeriod 1950s ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ
writer Maurice Williams ⓘ

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The Coasters → notableWork → Little Darling ⓘ