{"product_id":"del-vikings-they-sing-they-swing","title":"Del Vikings – They Sing...They Swing","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"92\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Del-Vikings – They Sing...They Swing\u003cbr data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"136\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"166\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1957, R\u0026amp;B, Doo Wop, Pittsburgh, PA\u003cbr data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"204\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"217\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e MG 20314\u003cbr data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"229\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"243\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"270\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"682\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1x5jbzz\" data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"411\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"293\"\u003eLegal Trouble:\u003c\/strong\u003e A contract fight split the group into rival “Del-Vikings” lineups in 1957–58, confusing fans and draining momentum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mdzajn\" data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"540\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"540\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"433\"\u003eScene Ecology:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of the first racially integrated hit doo-wop groups, formed by Air Force servicemen near Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"uj5b3l\" data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"682\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"682\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"566\"\u003ePersonal Struggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lead singer Kripp Johnson was drafted into the Army at the height of their success, disrupting the band’s peak run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47535611707579,"sku":null,"price":17.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-13135254-1548678481-3223.jpg?v=1773103410","url":"https:\/\/powerplantrecords.com\/products\/del-vikings-they-sing-they-swing","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}