Mario & The Flips (2) (Scranton, Pa.)

Personnel :

Mario Pizuto "Madison"

Samson Horton

Benny Borowiec

Steve Salvaggio

Alice  Soares

Discography :

Mario Madison & The Flips (2)   
1957 - Oh Baby See How You Are / I Laughed At Love (Ken 21/22)   

Mario & The Flips (2)
1959 - Once In Awhile / Nobody's Sweetheart Now (Cross Country 58-100)
1961 - Twistin' Train / You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Wanna Do It) (Decca 31252)   

Biography :

Mario Madison (aka Mario Pizzuto) was a saxophonist and band leader from Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Vocal & instrumental group, Mario & the Flips performed for several years in clubs. He began performing in Pennsylvania in 1955 as Mario & The Five Flips. In 1957, with his group now a septet, he landed contracts in Florida and recorded a single for Ken Records based in Rochester, New York: "Oh Baby See How You Are" b/w "I Laughed At Love" as Mario Madison & The Flips.

The group would record two new singles, in 1959, first for "Cross Country" with "Once In Awhile" and "Nobody's Sweetheart Now"  and in 1961 for Decca "Twistin' Train" b/w "You Made Me Love You". From 1958 the group performed almost exclusively in New Jersey clubs until the mid-1970s. The group had several personnel changes over the years, going from trio, quartet to a septet.

Songs :

  
   Once In Awhile                          Nobody's Sweetheart Now

You Made Me Love You / Twistin' Train


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