Little Caesar & The Romans Biography
The roots of doo-wop group Little Caesar And The Romans are found in a 50s vocal group from Los Angeles called the Cubans, featuring David Caesar Johnson (16 June 1934, Chicago, Illinois, USA), Leroy Sanders (bass), Johnny O'Simmons and Early Harris (both tenors). The group first recorded in 1959. When Cuba underwent a political revolution that year the group became the Upfronts. Two years later they met songwriter Paul Politi, who had penned a song called "Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)". After personnel changes they became Little Caesar And The Romans with a faintly ludicrous gimmick of dressing up in togas and sandals and recorded Politi's ballad for Del-Fi Records. It reached the US Top 10 and they followed with one other minor hit single, "Hully Gully Again", before disbanding in 1962. In 1975, Johnson put together a new Little Caesar And The Romans and recorded a single called "Disco Hully Gully". For a while they toured as Marvin Gaye's opening act and in the late 70s, one of the backing singers for the group was Rickie Lee Jones. Little Caesar And The Romans were still active in the early 90s.
Source: The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin. Licensed from Muze.
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