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Len Barry
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Chuck
Rio - The Champs
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| This Philadelphia
native was the lead singer of the Dovells. they topped the POP charts
in 1961 with "You Can't Sit Down", followed by "Hully
Gully Baby" in 1962, and that smash hit was followed by "You
Can't Sit Down". Len Barry left the group to embark on a solo
career. His first major hit as a solo artist was "1-2-3"
in 1964. Len still resides in the Philly area. |
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| Chuck Rio
was the lead guitarist for the Grammy award winning group, who's first
smash record was the ever popular "Tequila". Chuck also
wrote that popular "GRAMMY AWARD WINNER". The Champs also
recorded another hit with "Limbo Rock". Chuck Rio and his
family still reside in Southern California. |
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| This Queens,
New Yorker, known as the bashful blonde, had a #1 hit in the summer
of 1960 with a novelty song titled, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie
Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", on the Leader Record Label. It was
sold to ABC-Paramount and went #1 nationwide. Brian had 17 songs reach
the TOP 40 with "Sealed With A Kiss", becoming his trademark
song. Brian lives in Victorville, California. |
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Tony
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| This South
Carolina native had his first major R&B hit in 1956 with his group,
The Gladiators. That song was "Little Darlin", which was
also covered by the Diamonds in 1956. His next hit was "Stay"
with Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs. That song was also re-recorded
by the Four Seasons. Maurice now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
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| The Chicago
native wrote and recorded a giant hit in 1958, "Robbin' The Cradle".
Tony was the first Chicagoan to chart on the POP Charts. Today Tony
& his wife life in the Tampa Bay, Florida area. |
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| The lead singer
of this college group was Bruce Belland, who wrote all of their major
hits. All four members of the group attended Hollywood High School
and also attended UCLA. Their first major hit was "26 Miles"
in 1958, followed by "Big Man" (58), Down by the Station"
(60), "Got A Girl" (60), "More Money For You &
Me" (60), and "The Big Draft Medley", in 1962, and
"A Letter To The Beatles" in 1964. All four members still
live in Southern California. |
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Jimmy
Jones
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Joe
Dowell
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| In 1961 Jimmy
wrote and recorded a song that has since been re-recorded by the likes
of Del Shannon and James Taylor. That giant hit was "Handy Man".
Jimmy also had another major hit in 1961 with "Good Timing".
Today Jimmy & his wife reside in South Carolina. |
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| This Illinois
native was attending the University of Illinois when he decided to
pursue a singing career in Nashville. His giant hit on the Smash Record
Label was a song that Elvis Presley had sung in "G. I. Blues".
That song was "Wooden Heart", which reached #1 on the Pop
Charts worldwide. That hit was followed up "Little Red Rented
Sailboat" ad "Bridge of Love". Today Joe still resides
in a small Central Illinois Community with his wife Birgit and 2 daughters,
Amanda and Hanna. |
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| This Los Angeles
based group first recorded on the Demon label. In June 1958 they recorded
their first major hit, "Western Movies". In 1959 they signed
with the Arvee Record Label and had their second major hit with "Big
Boy Pete". The group still lives in Southern California. |
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