Sonny Edwards  bb The Spirals (Brooklyn, New York)

Personnel:

Sonny Edwards (Edward Romano Jr) (Lead)

The Spirals

Discography :

1962 - Toy Balloon / This Time I'm Gonna Cry (Cevetone 508)
1963 - Soapy Duck And The Wiggle Wobble / I Love You Tenderly (Cevetone 516)
1964 - Make The Teardrops Go Away / Hand Full Of Tears (Cheer 1007)

Biography :

Sonny Edwards, 18, was still in grade school when he left Jersey City. His name was not Sonny Edwards, He was just Edward Romano Jr. a boy whose young voice was a welcome addition to his church choir. Edwards syartet singing professionally at the age of 13 when he and some friends at his Brooklyn high School formed a vocal group named the Spirals. He stayed with the group until 1962, when they broke up.

Sonny has been living with his parents in Brooklyn. Sonny's Manager, John Cevetello (owner of Cevetone Records in Jersey city) live and works here. Sonny Edwards recorded Three Records and have many appearance. His biggest success includes "Toy Balloon" b/w "This Time I'm Gonna Cry", two songs he wrote himself, on the Cevetone Label. The group backing him were his friends from his old group in Bensonhurst , The Spirals.

Songs :

  
          Toy Balloon                               This Time I'm Gonna Cry 

  
I Love You Tenderly                            Hand Full Of Tears

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Rick Russell

Rick Russel bb The Del Satins (Levittown, PA.)


Personnel :

Rick Russel (Lead)
The Del Satins
Stan Ziska
Fred Ferrara
Tom Ferrara
Leslie Cauchi
Keith Koestner

 Discography :

1963 - My Angel / It's Time To Cry (Poplar 120)

Biography :

In 1963, 18-vear-old Rick Russell of Levittown, hoping to make it to the big time as a singer and songwriter. This teenager's biggest message is: “When vou feel like you just want to die, it's time to cry” from his song, “It's Time to Cry. "Graduate of Plainedge High School, Rick have singing from long time, and his high school vears gave him plenty of practice., he started plaving the guitar in 1959.

The Del Satins

He cut the disc when he was still Richard Gennari of 248 Wantagh Ave. Levittown, But when he cut the disc at Poplar records in New York, his name read Rick Russell. Poplar, founded in New York City in 1962 by Stan Soifer, generally featured doo wop-styled groups, but backed them with often surprisingly sharp early rock arrangements that avoided being derivative by adding in little percussion touches, unusual basslines, and touches of horns. For this recording, Stan calls on one of the best vocal groups in New York: The Del Satins. The result is "My Angel" and "It's Time To Cry". Unfortunately the success is not there and Rick will not return to the studio.

Songs :

  
My Angel                                     It's Time To Cry

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Eddie Delmar

Eddie Delmar bb The Bob Knight Four (Brooklyn, NY.)

Personnel :

Eddie Delmar (Lead)

The Bob Knight Four
Bobby Bovino
Paul Ferrigno
Ralph Garone
John Ropers

Discography :

1961 - Garden In The Rain / My Heart Beckons You (Vegas 628)
1961 - Blanche / Love Bells (Madison 168)

Biography :

In 1956, Bob "Nemo" Nemser was an aspiring songwriter and singer. He had many friends who had groups and "Hung out" with these types on a regular basis. Bob's close friend, Marvin Della Croce, Aka Eddie Delmar, was singing in a talent show at The China Lantern, a small club of Flatsbush Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Bob "Nemo" Nemser became Eddie Delmar's Manager and a partner in a BMI publishing company called Nedell Music. A disc Jockey, Harry Newman, out of a radio in Philadelphia, PA, introduced Bob Nemser and Eddie Delmar to the Bob Knight Four. Formed in 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, this vocal group featured Bob Bovino aka Bob Knight (lead), Paul Ferrigno (first tenor), Ralph Garone (baritone) and John Ropers (bass). This Meeting led the group in studio, and the Demo "Cara Mia" was recorded. The song written by Bob Nemser, was later turned into a hit by Jay & the Americans.

  
The Bob Knight Four                          

This association between Delmar and the Bob Knight four lead to a release in 1961, when DJ Harry Newman's friend, Sid Payne, heard Eddie and wanted to record him on his Vegas Label. They recorded the Old Standard "Garden In The Rain", and a Nemser original, "My Heart Beckons You". Payne had the group Follow-up, "Love Bells", and their version of "Blanche", and had this released on the Madison Label in late 1961. "Love Bells" became a hit; it sold ten thousand copies the first days. Nemser became the manager of the Bob Knight Four during the mid-'60s, a period in which the original group splintered amid the burgeoning British Invasion and the accompanying decline of interest in harmony vocal music. Charlie Licata joined Garrone and Nappier in a new version of the Bob Knight Four, with Eddie Delmar and Frank Iovino on lead. They endured into 1966, crossing paths with the Tokens at the time.

Songs : :

  
My Heart Beckons You                         Garden In The Rain

  
Love Bells                                                  Blanche

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Bruce Bruno

Bruce Bruno bb The Cadillacs (New Rochelle, New York)


Personnel :

Bruce Bruno (Lead)

The Cadillacs

Earl Carrol

Roland Martinez

Curtis Williams

Ray Brewster

Discography :

1961 - Hey Little One / Some Time, Some Place (Roulette 4386)
1962 - Dear Joanne (bb The Cadillacs) / Venus In Blue Jeans (Roulette 4427)

Biography :

Bruce Bruno were a New Rochelle High School Student who live at 101 Storer Avenue. Dion remembered Bruce Bruno as "The Elvis of the neighborhood" and might have helped him get on roulette records (and dion's father is credited with co-writing "Dear Joanne"). Bruce Bruno recorded Dear Joanne with a legendary Black vocal Group, the Cadillacs. Incidentally, the few who bought "Dear Joanne" as a 45 rpm single also bought the original version of "Venus in Blue Jeans" on the B side. Bruce has appeared at the Round Table night club in New York City and at the RKO Proctor theatre in Brooklyn in Bobby Rydell's show.

    
     Bruce Bruno                                                                   The Cadillacs   (1962)                                                    Bruce Bruno

Later he was approached by fellow Roulette act Ronnie Hawkins to sing ballads in Hawkins's Rockabilly act. Bruno joined Hawkins in canada, and when Hawkins's group quit, Bruno left with them. As the Levon Helm Sextet or Levon and the Hawks, they gigged in Canada and New York, But Bruno left after they were fire from the Peppermint Lounge. The Hawks went on to become the band, while Bruno replace Eddie Brigati in the Rascals for a short time. He became an instructor at New Rochelle High School in New York.

Songs :

Bruce Bruno bb The Cadillacs


Dear Joanne

Bruce Bruno

  
Venus In Blue Jeans                                 Hey Little One  

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Sonny Dee / Sal Pippa

Sonny Dee (Bronx New York)
(bb The Camerons (1))
(bb The Regents)


Personnel :

Sonny Dee (Salvatore Pippa, Jr.)

The Camerons (1)
The Regents

Songs :

Sonny Dee (bb The Camerons (1))
Unreleased :
1960 - Lonely Teenager (Cousins)
1960 - Cheryl (Cousins)

Sonny Dee
Unreleased :
1960 - I Want You To Be My Girl (Cousins)

Sonny Dee (bb The Regents)
1961 - Here i stand / I'm Not The One For You (Kapp 421)

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Lp :

Biography :

A native of the Bronx in New York City. Salvatore Pippa, Jr. began his recording Career in 1960. June 5, 1960 at Duane Studio, New York City, Lou Cicchetti recorde the Camerons (1) Know first as the Jiveliers. During the same session  Salvatore Pippa, Jr. then billed as "Sonny dee", cut with the Camerons an unreleased Demo of "Lonely Teenager", the same song that he later sold to Dion for an estimated $ 50.00 (and which became Dion's first solo hit). Flip of this demo was an alternate version of "Cheryl", also by Pippa & The Camerons…

 
The Camerons (1)  with Al Reno (Right)                                                                      The Regents

In 1961, Lou Cicchetti recorded Sonny Dee backing by some members of the Regents with Al Reno. The songwriters were Salvatore Pippa, Jr. (Sonny Dee), Silvio Faraci (also Sylvio Faraci, who used the pseudonym Tony Rotoli) & Alfred DiPaolo (Al Reno, Lead singer of the Selections) who used the pseudonym Al Ruggiero.  Lou Cicchetti offert aux masters to Kapp Records and "Here i stand" b/w "I'm Not The One For You" was the Sonny's only release. During the 60's, Sal was also represented on the charts as written of many artists and recorded a LP in 1988 : "What Kind Of World Is This?".

Songs :

Sonny Dee



Sonny Dee (bb the Regents)

  
          Here i stand                            I'm Not The One For You

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