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    The Princetones (New Jersey)

     

    Personnel :

    Peter Prince (Lead)

    Larry Williams

    Tom Ruggeri

    Mike Paladino

     

    Discography :

    1958 - Guardian Angel (Allegro)
    1961 - My Life (Rome)
    1961 - My Madonna (Rome)

     

    Biography :

    Mike Paladino was in a number of groups as a kid including the Princetones. A product of St. Joseph's High School, West New York. Mike and a friend Pete Prince formed the Princetones - Pete Prince - wrote the classic tune Guardian Angel outside of Leone's pizza parlor in West New York. The group was the first to record a demo of the song in 1958.  The song was basically stolen from the group after they performed it at St. Celicia's high school in Englewood, NJ. It was subsequently done by no less than five groups but the Princetones were never given recognition for it.  After the departure of Mike Paladino for the Bon-Aires, Peter Prince & Tom Ruggeri formed a new group and cut two Unreleased sides for Rome Records "My Life" b/w "My Madonna".

     

    Songs :

         
    Guardian Angel                   My Madonna                               My Life

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    The Dell-O's (Bahamas)
    aka The Sensational Dellos


    Personnel :

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    Discography :

    John Shaw & Dell-O's
    1958 -  Why Did You Leave Me / Why Does It Have To Be Her (no group) (U-C 5002)

    Donel Austin & The Sensational Dellos
    1959 - So Shy / That's Why I'm Dreamin' (Donel Austin & Impallas) (Mida 106)

    The Sensational Dellos
    1959 - Lost Love / So Don't Go (Mida 109)



    Biography :

    Vocal group from the Bahamas originally (at least their first record was recorded in Nassau, Bahamas) They backed John Shaw on " Why Did You Leave Me " .

    The Dell-O's aka The Sensational Dellos    The Dell-O's aka The Sensational Dellos

    The group moved to Henry Stone label Mida Records , which also was based in Miami where they backed Donel Austin on "So Shy" as he Sensational Dellos. The group finally recorded his own record on Mida with "Lost Love" b/w "So Don't Go".
    Thanks to Marv Goldberg


    Songs :
    (updated by Hans-Joachim)

    John Shaw & Dell-O's


    Why Did You Leave Me

    Donel Austin & The Sensational Dellos


    So Shy

    The Sensational Dellos

      
    Lost Love                                   So Don't Go

     

     

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  •       Bob Deloney, Plinio Ruiz, Ralph Darden, Fred Miller and Tony Jones — Alan Watson not pictured

    The Universals (3) (Amityville, New-York)

     

    Personnel :

    Freddie Miller (Lead)

    Plinio Ruiz (First Tenor)

    Robert DeLoney (Falsetto)

    Ralph Darden

    Anthony Jones (Bass)

    Allen Watson


    Discography :

    Singles :
    1961 - Dreaming / Love Bound (Festival 1601)

    Unreleased:
    1961 - Kisses In My Dreams

     

    Biography :

    Beginning in the early '60s, the Copiague-Amityville community made its share of contributions to popular music, including The Universals , enthusiastically adopted by Copiague High students as favorite sons. The Group consisted of six mens cut one single for festival in 1961 "Dreaming" & "Love Bound" and had an unreleased side "Kisses In My Dreams".

     In 1964, Freddie Miller, Tony Jones and Plinio Ruiz with Butch Poveromo from the Locomotions recorded  two songs  "Speak Words Of Love"  and "Before I Walk Out The Door" as The Fiats.
    http://www.venturemusicgroup.com/pmp/chs.htm



    Songs :

         
     Love Bound                         Dreaming                         Kisses In My Dreams

     

     

     

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  • The Emerald City Bandits
    Donald "Dante" Drowty & Dean Torrence

    The Emerald City Bandits (Los Angeles, Ca.)

     

    Personnel :

    Donald "Dante" Drowty

    Dean Torrence

     

    Discography :

    1964 - Come On Oz / Full Blown Caddy (Philips 40197)

     

    Biography :

    Dante & The Evergreens disbanded in 1964 after Frank Rosenthal contracted an illness that lasted about six months and seriously curtailed the group’s touring. Frank returned to college on an athletic scholarship and even became a professional athlete for a time. Bill Young fooled around in music and movies for a while, but eventually left the business.

    The Emerald City Bandits   The Emerald City Bandits
    Donald "Dante" Drowty                                                                                                        

    Tony Moon ended up in Nashville as a respected arranger, writer and producer. Donald "Dante" Drowty  with Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean fame... recorded in 1964 under the name of The Emerald City Bandits for Philips Records. "Come On Oz" and "Full Blown Caddy" bot written by Donald Drowty.

     

    Songs:

      
        Come On Oz                                  Full Blown Caddy



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  • Publio & The Valiants (2) (San Antonio, Texas)

     


    Personnel :

    Publio Casillas Jr (Lead)

     

    Discography :

    1963 - Out Of Town / Image Of Love (Menard 6252)

    1963 - Teenage Heaven / Dragstrip (Menard 6253)




    Biography :

    Doo wop group from San antonio Texas. In 1963 they sign a recording contract with Menard Record in San-Antonio

      

    The group cut two singles for the label in 1963, "Out Of Town" / "Image Of Love" and "Teenage Heaven" / "Dragstrip". In 1980, Publio Casillas form




    Songs :

         
    Image Of Love                       Out Of Town                   Teenage Heaven

     


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