Wildwood may be best known as New Jersey's coastal resort city, but it also offers a peek into the 1950s. Apart from its stretches of scenic beaches and thrilling seaside amusement park, the Wildwoods ...

Arlene Smith, the lead singer of 1950s doo-wop girl group the Chantels died Wednesday in a New York City hospital after a heart attack at 84. Smith emerged at a time when male doo-wop groups dominated ...

In the 1950s, groups such as the Chantels and the Chordettes bridged the gap between swing acts like the Andrews Sisters and ...