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Doo - wop is a genre of music that was developed in African - Americans communities of New York City , Philadelphia , Chicago , Baltimore , Newark , Pittsburgh , Cincinnati , Detroit , Washington , D . C . and Los Angeles in the 1940s , achieving mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s . Built upon vocal harmony , doo - wop was one of the most mainstream , pop - oriented R & B styles of the time . Singer Bill Kenny ( ___MASK6___  1978 ) is often called the " Godfather of Doo - wop " for his introducing the " top and bottom " format which featured a high tenor singing the lead and a bass singer reciting the lyrics in the middle of the song . Doo - wop features vocal group harmony , nonsense syllables , a simple beat , sometimes little or no instrumentation , and simple music and lyrics . Phillip Harvey " Phil " Spector ( born Harvey Phillip Spector ; December 26 , ___MASK27___ ) is an American record producer , musician , songwriter , and businessman who developed the Wall of Sound , a music production formula he described as a " Wagnerian " approach to rock and roll . Spector is considered the first auteur among musical artists for acting not only as a producer , but also the creative director , writing or choosing the material , and masterminding all phases of the recording process . He is acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in pop music history . Stanley Robert " Bobby " Vinton , Jr . ( born April ___MASK76___ , 1935 ) is an American singer and songwriter . In pop music circles , he became known as " The Polish Prince of Poch ", as his music pays tribute to his Polish heritage . Known for his angelic vocals in love songs , his most popular song , " Blue Velvet " ( a cover of Tony Bennett ' s ___MASK2___ song ), peaked at number 1 on the now renamed " Billboard " Pop Singles Chart , and number 2 in the UK in 1990 . It also served as inspiration for the film of the same name . The United Nations ( UN ) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co - operation . A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations , the organization was established on ___MASK38___ October ___MASK97___ after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict . At its founding , the UN had 51 member states ; there are now 193 . The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan , New York City , and experiences extraterritoriality . Further main offices are situated in Geneva , Nairobi , and Vienna . The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states . Its objectives include maintaining international peace and security , promoting human rights , fostering social and economic development , protecting the environment , and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine , natural disaster , and armed conflict . The Wall of Sound ( also called the Spector Sound ) is a music production formula developed by American record producer Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios in the 1960s , with assistance from engineers Stan Ross , Larry Levine , and the session musician conglomerate known as " the Wrecking Crew ". The intention was to create a dense aesthetic that came across well on AM radio and jukeboxes popular in the era . As Spector explained in ___MASK7___ , " I was looking for a sound , a sound so strong that if the material was not the greatest , the sound would carry the record . It was a case of augmenting , augmenting . It all fitted together like a jigsaw ." A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together . The term " girl group " is also used in a narrower sense in the United States of America to denote the wave of American female pop music singing groups , many of whom were influenced by doo - wop , and which flourished in the late 1950s and early 1960s between the decline of early rock and roll and start of the British Invasion . The San Francisco Bay Area ( referred to locally as the Bay Area ) is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California . The region encompasses the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Jose , San Francisco , and Oakland , along with smaller urban and rural areas . The Bay Area ' s nine counties are Alameda , Contra Costa , Marin , Napa , San Francisco , San Mateo , Santa Clara , Solano , and Sonoma . Home to approximately ___MASK18___ . 65 million people , the nine - county Bay Area contains many cities , towns , airports , and associated regional , state , and national parks , connected by a network of roads , highways , railroads , bridges , tunnels and commuter rail . The combined statistical area of the region is the second - largest in California ( after the Greater Los Angeles area ), the fifth - largest in the United States , and the 43rd - largest urban area in the world . " I Love How You Love Me " is a song written by Barry Mann and Larry Kolber . It was a ___MASK90___ Top Five hit for the pop girl group the Paris Sisters , which inaugurated a string of elaborately produced classic hits by Phil Spector . Bobby Vinton had a Top Ten hit in 1968 with a cover version . The song has been recorded by many other artists over the years . San Francisco ( SF ) ( Spanish for Saint Francis ) officially the City and County of San Francisco , is the cultural , commercial , and financial center of Northern California . It is the birthplace of the United Nations . Located at the north end of the San Francisco Peninsula , San Francisco is about in area , making it the smallest county  and the only consolidated city - county  within the state of California . With a density of about ___MASK95___ , 451 people per square mile ( 7 , 124 people per km ), San Francisco is the most densely settled large city ( population greater than 200 , 000 ) in California and the second - most densely populated major city in the United States after New York City . San Francisco is the fourth - most populous city in California , after Los Angeles , San Diego , and San Jose , and the 13th - most populous city in the United States  with a census - estimated 2015 population of 864 , 816 . The city and its surrounding areas are known as the San Francisco Bay Area , and are a part of the larger OMB - designated San Jose - San Francisco - Oakland combined statistical area , the fifth most populous in the nation with an estimated population of 8 . 7 million . The Paris Sisters were a 1960s American girl group from San Francisco , best known for their work with producer Phil Spector . The group consisted of lead singer Priscilla Paris ; her older sister Albeth Paris ; and their middle sister Sherrell Paris . They reached the peak of their success in ___MASK16___ with the hit single `` I Love How You Love Me '' , which peaked at No . ___MASK14___ on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart , and sold over one million copies . Some of the group ' s other hit songs include the US Top 40 single `` He Knows I Love Him Too Much '' ( March 1962 , No . 34 ) , `` All Through The Night '' ( 1961 ) , `` Be My Boy '' ( No . 56 ) , `` Let Me Be The One '' ( No . 87 ) , and `` Dream Lover '' ( No . 91 ) . The Paris Sisters appeared in the 1962 British rock film It ' s Trad , Dad ! ( released in the U . S . as Ring - a - Ding Rhythm ) directed by Richard Lester . In the film they performed the Spector - produced song `` What Am I To Do ? '' Sherrell Paris later served as a production assistant on The Price Is Right , and as host Bob Barker ' s personal assistant , until she was released in 2000 . Priscilla Paris died on March ___MASK14___ , 2004 , from injuries suffered in a fall at her home in Paris . She was 59 . Albeth Paris died on December ___MASK14___ , 2014 . She was 79 . Northern California , often abbreviated NorCal , is the northern portion of the U . S . state of California . Spanning the state ' s northernmost 48 counties , in contrast to the ___MASK64___ counties of Southern California , its main population centers include the San Francisco Bay Area ( anchored by the cities of San Francisco , San Jose , and Oakland ), the Greater Sacramento area ( anchored by the state capital Sacramento ), and the Metropolitan Fresno area ( anchored by the city of Fresno ). Northern California also contains redwood forests , along with the Sierra Nevada including Yosemite Valley and part of Lake Tahoe , Mount Shasta ( the second - highest peak in the Cascade Range after Mount Rainier in Washington ), and the northern portion of the Central Valley , one of the world ' s most productive agricultural regions . Priscilla Paris ( January ___MASK78___ , ___MASK97___  March ___MASK14___ , 2004 ) was an American singer and songwriter . She had two sons , Edan and Seth . Barry Mann ( born Barry Imberman ; February ___MASK92___ , ___MASK27___ ) is an American songwriter , and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife , Cynthia Weil . The City of New York , often called New York City or simply New York , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated ___MASK77___ population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of New York , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , New York City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " New York minute ". Home to the headquarters of the United Nations , New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world .