The Dialtones

The Dialtones  (Queens, New York)
(With Hans-Joachim)

Personnel :

Rosalie Calindo (Lead)

Dominick Safuto

Frank Safuto (First tenor)

Eddie Scalla

Discography :

The Dialtones
Single :
1960 - 'Till I Heard It From You / Johnny (Goldisc 3005/3020)
Unreleased :
1960 - 24 Hours
1960 - Why Don't You Write Me
1960 - Bohemian Daddy (demo)
1960 - Johnny (demo)
1960 - 'Till I Heard It From You (demo)

Billie Daye bb The Dialtones
1961 - Twenty Four Hours / When A Girl Gives Her Heart To A Boy (Bliss 1002)

Biography :

In 1959, 12-year-olds Dominick Safuto, his brother Frank, cousin Eddie Scalla, and Rosalie Calindo on lead formed the Dialtones. They managed one obscure single, "Till I Heard It from You," for George Goldner's Goldisc label in 1960. The highlight of that session might have been the period the Dialtones spent sitting in the studio waiting room with idols Little Anthony & The Imperials awaiting their turn to record.

In 1961 Goldisc tried again, releasing the Dialtones single for another shot at the charts. It didn't work. Dom (lead) then joined up with friend Mike Zero (baritone) to form a new group with Mike's brother Sal (second tenor) and Ken Arcipowski (Bass) as The Encores. When the Grover Cleveland High School quartet decided to fill out their sound as a quintet, Dom convinced his brother and ex-Dialtone member Frank (first tenor) to join, and they renamed themselves Junior and the Counts.

   
   The Dialtones                                                                                 Junior and the Counts                       

The Counts started playing church festivities, sweet sixteens, and the like until they came to the attention of Fran Carrarie, who became their manager and introduced them to songwriter Neil Levenson. Neil brought them to Bright Tunes Productions, which was really the creative base of singing-group-turned-producers THE TOKENS. The Tokens produced the group on two songs written by Levinson titled "Denise" and "Come Back," but before they could issue them on Rust subsidiary Laurie Records, a more commercially acceptable group name had to be chosen. The Schwartz brothers, owners of Laurie, renamed them Randy and the Rainbows. Dom became Randy and "Denise" became a monster hit.
Jay Warner (American Singing Group)

Songs :

The Dialtones

   
'Till I Heard It From You                                Johnny           

     
      24 Hours                      Why Don't You Write Me               Bohemian Daddy  (demo)   

        
'Till I Heard It From You (demo)             Johnny (demo)       

Billie Daye bb The Dialtones

    
                           Twenty Four Hours                   

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