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Credited to Cathy Jean and the Roommates, and promoted by leading radio DJ "Murray the K", the record rose to #12 in the Billboard pop chart in early 1961. The Roommates then had success with their own record, "Glory of Love", a song first recorded in 1936 by Benny Goodman and an R&B chart hit in 1951 for The Five Keys.
- Jerry Pilgrim, Shelly Wengrovsky, Carlos Rampolla
- Queens, New York, U.S.
- 1960–1965, 1970s, present
- Steve Susskind, Bob Minsky, Jack Carlson, Felix Alvarez, Cathy Jean Giordano
THE ROOMATES STORY. From Kew Gardens, Queens New York, the Roommates were fifteen year old Steve Susskind and Bob Minsky of Russell Sage Junior High. Susskind o riginally sang with a local quartet called the Sparklers, but in 1959 he and Minsky became a duo. Later that year they took second place at a Forest Hills High School competition losing ...
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The Legends of Doo Wop is a music group of 1950s doo-wop singers. The original members included Jimmy Gallagher of the Passions, Tony Passalaqua of the Fascinators, Frank Mancuso of the Imaginations, and Steve Horn of the Five Sharks (died July 24, 2013). In 2006, Passalaqua left the group and was replaced by Tommy Mara of The Crests.
The Roomates is An English Group not be confused with the American Group from the 50's doing Doo Wop music and also backed up Female singer Cathy Jean. The two groups are often confused because they both sing Doo Wop music just on different sides of the pond. The English group idolized the American Doo Wop groups and have a great following in England. They have a nice smooth sound and are ...
The Roomates are a doo wop revival group from England founded by Steve Webb. A longtime fan of vintage rock styles, Webb was a fixture on the U.K. rockabilly revival scene in the 1980s, but by 1987, he felt the rockabilly community was losing its spark, and started devoting more time and energy to his passion for the classic vocal group sounds of the '50s and '60s, as personified by Dion and ...
Cathy Jean & The Roommates discography and songs: Music profile for Cathy Jean & The Roommates, formed 1960. ... Remember Then: Vocal Group Classics From the Doo Wop ...
