The Echotones (1) (Bayside, New York)
Personnel :
Bob Krygier
Tony D'Andrea
Tom Zminkowski
Stan Brauner
Discography :
Skip & The Echotones (1)
1959 - Born To Love / Oo-La-La (DR 1001 / Warwick 634)
The Echotones (1)
1959 - So In Love / My Baby Doll (Dart 1009)
Biography :
Tony D'Andrea was a Student from Holy Cross High School, a co-educational Catholic high school located in Flushing in the New York City borough of Queens. In 1955, Under the direction and encouragement of Brother Paul Schweyer, the school’s first music director, Tony joined the Marching Band, the Concert Band (where he played Clarinet and tenor sax), and the Dance Band, where he was the percussionist.All through high school Tony D'Andrea belonged to a budding four-member rock band called “The Echotones,” from Bayside. Two of whom were students at Holy Cross – Tony and his close friend Tom Zminkowski. The Echotones was managed by Jim Gribble who also handles The Fiestas, The Mystics, The Passions, and others.
Tony D'Andrea
They became nationally famous during these high school years, signing a record contract with Warwick Records and playing all over the tri-state area. Their four original records on Warwick and Dart labels made the Top 40 list in 1959 to 1961. In fact, the songs were in every Juke Box in the tri-state area. The band played in all the famous venues of the time, including the Apollo Theater. They appeared on Cousin Brucie’s show, worked with Allen Freed and Paul Sherman, and even opened for the Everly Brothers. Their song “Born to Love” was included on the cover of Nashville’s Music City News as “rising in the charts” in 1959 and in Billboard Magazine through 1960.
Biography :
Skip & The Echotones (1)
Born To Love Oo-La-La
The Echotones (1)
So In Love My Baby Doll
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