Val Shively
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This Upper Darby Record Collector Has a Store, But You Shouldn’t Stay Too Long
The owner of R&B Records in Upper Darby has an interesting customer approach: if you must come to his store, don’t stay long and know…
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Val Shively’s Upper Darby Treasure of Sound Numbers in the Millions
Val Shively of Upper Darby has four million records, mostly 45s, that he’s collected over his lifetime. Four million. “Or maybe it’s five million, I…
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Upper Darby Record Shop Navigates Past a Pandemic
Record stores like R&B Records in Upper Darby are opening again, facing the unknowns of new health guidelines and a weak economy, writes Dan DeLuca…
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Owner of Upper Darby’s R&B Records Recalls Roots of Doo-Wop Music
As Doo-Wop music remains popular, Val Shively, owner of R&B Records in Upper Darby, recalls the roots of the music genre, writes Kyrie Greenberg for…
























