[NEohioPAL] FREE event! Doo-Wop Songwriter Interviewed at Rock Hall!!

[Risa Roberson]

*Monday February 9, 7pm, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 4th Floor Theater*
*An Evening with Deborah Chessler, Songwriter and Former Manager of the
Orioles** *
*FREE with a reservation.  RSVP to edu at rockhall.org or call 216-515-8426*
**

As the songwriter and creative force behind the legendary vocal quintet, the
Orioles, Deborah Chessler helped shape a new style of music that would
become known as rhythm and blues.  Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland,
Deborah started writing songs at a young age.  After being introduced to the
Orioles' singer Sonny Til in 1948, Deborah soon became the group's manager.
The Orioles' first recording was the Deborah Chessler composition, "It's Too
Soon To Know."  The song was such a departure from the pop-influenced songs
of the day that hundreds of African-American vocal groups immediately
changed their singing styles to sound like the Orioles.  During Deborah's
six years managing the group (which included the Chessler-penned recordings
"Tell Me So" and "Forgive and Forget") the Orioles created a sound that
evolved into the Golden Age of Vocal Groups.

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Deborah will be interviewed in front of a live audience by Dr. Charles
Horner, one of the foremost authorities on early rhythm and blues and doo
wop music.
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