The Mighty Echoes

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Mighty Echoes


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Origin = Los Angeles
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Genre = A Cappella Doo Wop
Years_active = 1987–present
Label = My T Records
Brooklyn International
Associated_acts = The Rubinoos
Episode Six
URL = [http://www.mightyechoes.com official site]
Current_members = Jon Rubin
Harvey Shield
Charlie Davis
John Lathan
Past_members = Joey Malore (1986-89)
John Hostetter (1986-2001)
Keith Joe Dick (2001-2003)

The Mighty Echoes, an a cappella Doo Wop quartet from Los Angeles, CA., was formed backstage at the Olio Theater in Silverlake during the production of Harvey Shield’s 1986 musical "1284: The Pied Piper".

The Echoes went on to appear on many TV shows including “Frank’s Place”, “Family Matters”, “Brooklyn Bridge”, “Murphy Brown” a stint as Tony Danza's high school singing group on "Who's The Boss" and recent appearances on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody”. The group appeared in one feature film, the Dennis Quaid / Debra Winger vehicle, Wilder Napalm.

The Mighty Echoes perform regularly in Southern California and sporadically around the world. The group focuses primarily on songs either from or reminiscent of the classic Doo Wop era.

Member Trivia

Founding member Harvey Shield was an original member of the '60s British group Episode Six and wrote the last top ten hit for The Bay City Rollers, "The Way I Feel Tonight". Jon Rubin, first tenor, is also the lead singer for the 70's power pop band The Rubinoos. Both Charlie Davis and John Lathan have a Broadway background. Former member John Hostetter was a regular on the sitcom “Murphy Brown”.

Discography

A Cappella Doo Wop (1992) Love From Echo Park (1996) Doo Wop “Til You Drop (2003) A Cappella Cool (2006) Doo Wop Around The Christmas Tree (2006)

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fzftxqlkldke Allmusic.com entry]