Randy & the Rainbows

Randy & the Rainbows

Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

Randy & the Rainbows are an American doo-wop ensemble from Maspeth, New York, who emerged during the early 1960s vocal group era. The group became part of a musical tradition centered on close harmonies and rhythmic vocal arrangements characteristic of doo-wop music. Beginning their career in 1963, Randy & the Rainbows contributed to the doo-wop landscape during a period when the genre remained popular among audiences in the northeastern United States. Their work reflects the vocal harmony traditions that defined mid-twentieth-century American popular music.