The Mighty Echoes

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The Mighty Echoes
Origin	Los Angeles California United States
Genre(s)	A Cappella Doo Wop
Years active	1987–present
Label(s)	My T Records Brooklyn International
Associated acts	The Rubinoos Episode Six
Website	official site
Members
Jon Rubin Harvey Shield Charlie Davis John Lathan
Former 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.

[edit] 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”.