The Doo Wop, Box 3
Following in the footsteps of two earlierDoo Wop Boxes--thefirstof which sold enough  to earn a gold record--comes a third set of four CDs dedicated to the  street-corner form. Discs one and two collect hits and near-misses that  didn't make the cut for the previous volumes. The fact that many of  these recordings--including theCadets' whacked-out "Stranded in the Jungle,"  theCharts'  barely less goofball "Zoop," theJaguars' lovely nod toSinatraon "The Way  You Look Tonight," andLee Andrews and the Hearts' gorgeous "Try the  Impossible"--stand up to the selections on volumes one andtwomakes a grand case for  the music's depth. (As for the odd embarrassing whitewash such as the 3  Friends' "Blanche," well,someonelikes it.)An interesting twist finds the third disc filled with favorites  chosen by the likes ofKeith Richards,George Carlin, andArtandAaron Neville,  while the final CD collects two dozen modern tracks that often  stretch the boundaries of tribute. Still, it's fitting that the  unstoppable a cappella group thePersuasions' 1977 "Looking for an Echo" ends the box. Along with its predecessors,Doo Wop Box IIIaffirms  that this blissful strain of American music indeed resonates 50 years  after its development.--Rickey Wright