doo-wop

The Arrogants (Brooklyn, New York)

Personnel :

Franky Ayala

Sal Giarraffa

Augie Miuzzo

Tisziji Munoz

Marshall Rivera


Discography :
 
1960 - Make Up your Mind / Tom boy (Big A 12184/12185)
1962 - Take life easy / Stone Broke (Vanessa 200)
1963 - Mirror mirror / Canadian Sunset (Lute 6226 Candlelite425)
1962 - My Heart Stood Still (unreleased demo)
1962 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (unreleased demo)
1997 - Mirror, Mirror (Acappella) / Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (Acappella) (Stoop Sounds 112)



Biography :

Formed in 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, The Arrogants performed on street corners and at show clubs and dances in New York City’s vibrant Doo-wop scene of the early nineteen sixties. In 1962, after recording two demos in Brooklyn (“My Heart Stood Still” and “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me”), they ventured to California and recorded 2 songs for Lute Records: “Canadian Sunset” and “Mirror, Mirror”.

The producer of the Lute sessions was Marshall Lieb, who had a hit in 1960 as a singer with the Hollywood Argyles on the song “Alley Oop”, and the Mar-Keys provided instrumental accompaniment.
Lute released a promotional single of “Canadian Sunset” with “Mirror, Mirror” as the B-side.

“Canadian Sunset” was picked up by a number of radio stations, and began receiving considerable promotional play on some New York stations; the band returned to Brooklyn and performed until approximately 1965. “My Heart Stood Still” and “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” were never released.

In 1967, at the front side of a resurgence of interest in Doo-wop music, Candlelite Records acquired and re-released the single with “Canadian Sunset” and “Mirror, Mirror”.

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My Favorite song :

1962 - My Heart Stood Still (unreleased demo)

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