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Decades before The Marcels turned "Blue Moon" into a No. 1 doo-wop hit, the song started out as a popular standard in the 1930s.

The Duo Behind The Marcels’ 1961 Doo-Wop Hit “Blue Moon”

By Tina Benitez-Eves Apr 1, 2023 | 10:00 AM

Decades before The Marcels turned “Blue Moon” into a No. 1 doo-wop hit, the song started out as a popular standard in the 1930s. Originally written by Richard Rodgers (of Rodgers and Hammerstein) and Lorenz Hart in 1934, “Blue Moon” was first recorded by singers Al Bowlly and Connee Boswell in 1935 and later became a hit in 1949 […]

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