Ferris & The Wheels (2)
Ferris & The Wheels (2) (New York)
Personnel :
Tony DeFarlo "Ferris" (Lead)
Sal Leggio
Rubin Lopez
Frankie "Love" Montanaro
Discography :
Ferris & The Wheels (2)
Singles :
1961 - Chop Chop Hole In The Wall / I Want To Dance (Every Night) (Bambi 801)
1962 - Moments Like This / He Was A Fortune Teller (United Art. 458)
Unreleased :
1962 - Following You (United Art.)
1962 - L-O-V-E (United Art.)
1962 - Teardrops
1962 - My Downtown Girl
Tony Farrar
1963 - Blast From The Past / Following You (Trans-Atlas 45-14001)
Frankie Love
1962 - Save Her Love For Me / First Star (La Rosa 101)
1963 - Stranger At The Dance / Moon Of Love (La Rosa 101)
1966 - First Star / You've Been Wrong (Loma 2033)
Biography :
Ferris & The Wheels were a New-York doo-Wop group in the early '60's lead by Tony DeFarlo. The group consisted with Tony DeFarlo , Sal leggio, Rubin Lopez and Frankie "Love" Montanaro. Eddie Reilly sing backing vocals at the time the group was first formed.
The Group cut two singles "Chop, Chop" b/w "I Want To Dance (Every Night)" on the Bambi label and "Moments Like This" b/w "He Was A Fortune Teller" on United Artists in 1962. In 1963, Trans Atlas released "Blast From The Past" b/w "Following You", two songs composed and sung by Tony DeFarlo under the name of "Tony Farrar".
Frankie Montanaro aka Frankie Love sang with the Gleams who recorded "You Broke My Heart" b/w "I Dont Know Why You Sent For Me" on Kip records. In 1962, under the name of Frankie Love, he cut "Moon of Love" b/w "Stranger at the Dance" and "First Star" b/w "Save Her Love For Me".
Songs :
Ferris & The Wheels (2)
He Was A Fortune Teller Moments Like This
Chop Chop Hole In The Wall I Want To Dance
Teardrops My Downtown Girl
Tony Farrar
Group Blast From The Past
The Gleams
You Broke My Heart I Don't Know Why You Sent For Me
Frankie Love
Moon of Love Stranger at the Dance First Star
Save Her Love For Me
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