Nick & The Nacks

Nick & The Nacks (Long Island, New York) 

Personnel :

Nick Sudano (Lead)

Bill Hennessey (First Tenor)

Jack Connolly (Second Tenor)

Dennis Regan (Baritone)

Roy Hitcznko (Bass)

Discography :

Nick & The Nacks
1962 - The Night / That Old Black Magic (Barry 108)

Nickie & The Nacks
1977 - Linda / The ABC's Of Love (Crystal Ball 103)

Lps:

1963 - Night Train Special (Private Press 100?)
Linda

1975 - The Best Of Acapella (Vol 3) (Relic LP 103)
Love Is A Many Splendid Thing (acapella) / A lovely Way To Spend An Evening (acapella)

1975 - The Best Of Acapella (Vol 4) (Relic LP 104)
White Cliffs Of Dover (acapella)

1975 - The Best Of Acapella (Vol 5) (Relic LP 105)
Good Good-Bye (acapella)

Biography :

Wantagh, Long Island group started in 1961 as Nicky & The Chord-Lords; Nick Sudano (Lead), Phil De Angelo (1st Tenor), Frank Fink(2nd Tenor), Johnny Conte (Baritone) and Bruce Burger(Bass). They have soon a local popularity and soon they decided to try for a professional career with Ron Schubert as manager.

Left to right. Bill Hennessy, Roy Hitcznko, Nicholas Sudano, Dennis Regan, Jack Connelly.

In 1964 Nick Sudano composed "The Night", The Chord-Lords soon recorded along with an arrangement of the classic "The Old Black Magic" as B side this demo was given to some companies but in this time by internal conflicts the group broke up almost Sudano formed yet another group Nick & The Nacks.  When the group manager know that the demo of the Chord-Lords soon were released in the Old Town subsidiary label Barry Records he ask this be credited to Nick & The Nacks.

The real first release of the group were with the inclusion on WGLI DJ Lou Dean's "Night Train Special" LP of one side they have recorded as a demo "Linda". (with_ABC's Of Love as B side) this have to Mark Russo as bassman. Finally in the mid-60's the group providing 7-8 acappella sides for the Eddie Grier’s "Best Of Acappella" Lp's.

Songs :
(updated by Hans-Joachim) 

  
        The Night                                 That Old Black Magic

  
                      Linda                         A lovely Way To Spend An Evening

  
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing               White Cliffs Of Dover       

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