Tommy Sena & The Valmonts (Long Island, NY)
aka The Val-Monts

 

Personnel :

Tommy Sena (Lead Singer)

Larry Rosano (Sax)

Anthony DiRusso (Accordian)

Ted Valerio (Guitar)

Gary ??? (Drums)


Discography :

Tommy Sena & The Valmonts
1960 - Oh! Come On Ma! /  Fiesta in a Pizzaria (Valmont 902)
1960 - I Can't Get Up / Choo Choo Train (College Hop) (Adore 903) 

Tommy Sena bb The Valmonts
1960 - I Can't Get Up /Choo Choo Train (College Hop) (Valmont 903)
1961 - Let it Be Me / Choo Choo Train (Valmont 904) 

Tommy Sena & The Val-Monts
1962 - Onions (Remind Me Of You) / The Wobble (Valmont 905)

Tommy Sena
1962 -  Let's Just Be Friends / I Always Think of You (Top Sound 540) 

Biography :

The band was made up of Tommy Sena, Larry Rosano, Anthony DiRusso, Gary  & Ted Valerio. All members were formally trained and could read music. The band played music for both adults and teenagers. Tommy Sena & The Val-Monts  played many local dances & parties on Long Island NY during the early 60's.

They recorded several original songs including "The Choo Choo Train"," I can't Get Up", "The Wobble", "Onions Remind Me of You", "Fiesta in a Pizzaria", "Let It Be Me". They also played at "Palisades Amusement Park., New Jersey" in 1962 with Tony Orlando & Gene McDaniels. 

After one of their records was released they played at record hops in Massachusettes on the same show with Curtis Lee "Angel Eyes" & Don & Juan "What's Your Name". Unfortunately, their music never recieved much air play in the NY metropolitan area.  In 1962 The Val-Monts played a democratic rally on Long Island for presidential condidate John F Kennedy.  The band broke up somewhere around 1964-5

Ted Valerio "Radio Show"
(Every Friday morning from 9 AM to 12)

 
Songs :

Tommy Sena & The Valmonts

   
Onions (Remind Me Of You)                    The Wobble

     
Let It Be Me                           Choo Choo Train

Tommy Sena

I Always Think Of You

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