From harmony to heartbreak, delve into the world of some of the early heroes of rock & roll whose voices shaped today’s music. Singer-songwriter Kenny Vance talks about the lives of these artists and the impact of doo-wop, the vocal harmony masterpieces of teenage artists from the 1950s and ‘60s.

As a teenage co-founder of the seminal Sixties pop group Jay and the Americans, Vance shares stories with broadcast journalist and radio news anchor Budd Mishkin about his life alongside the community of artists such as Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the Chantels, and Little Anthony & the Imperials. Through clips, including rare, vérité footage, from Heart & Soul: A Love Story, the documentary Vance produced and directed, witness how these young street artists—his friends and fellow performers—broke new ground, created harmony by singing as one, and ultimately formed a bridge to the popular music and youth culture of today.

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