The Dootones

When H.B. Barnum formed the Dootones in Los Angeles, CA, in 1954, he was a seasoned pro. Four years earlier, at the age of 12, he recorded as Pee Wee Barnum for Imperial Records and was a self-taught piano prodigy who had appeared in concerts all over L.A. The original members were teenagers: Barnum (first name Hidle), Ronald Barrett, Charles Gardner, and Marvin Wilkins. The budding doo woppers ...more