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The Dovells - 97% match to The Casinos

Originally called the Brooktones, this Philadelphia-based R&B vocal group comprised Len Barry (Leonard Borisoff, 6 December 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA), Jerry Summers (b. Jerry Gross), Mike Dennis (b. Michael Freda) and Danny Brooks (b. Jim Meeley). Signed to... Read more

Don & Juan - 95% match to The Casinos

Don And Juan were a US R&B vocal duo who recorded one Top 10 ballad that has since become a doo-wop classic: "What's Your Name" (1962). Don (Roland Trone) and Juan (b. Claude Johnson) were members of a vocal quartet called the Genies in Brooklyn, New York, USA. In 1959 the... Read more

The Rip Chords - 89% match to The Casinos

One of the first rock acts signed to Columbia Records in the USA, the Rip Chords were best known for a "hot rod" hit in early 1964, "Hey Little Cobra", which reached the Top 5 just as the Beatles broke through in the USA. The band's records were actually the work of... Read more

Dee Clark - 85% match to The Casinos

Delecta Clark, 7 November 1938, Blytheville, Arkansas, USA, d. 7 December 1990, Smyma, Georgia, USA. Clark had a wonderfully impassioned tenor voice and enjoyed a spate of rock 'n' roll hits in the late 50s and a lesser body of soul work in the 60s. Clark's entertainment career... Read more

The Orlons - 82% match to The Casinos

Ronny & The Daytonas - 79% match to The Casinos

This Nashville, USA-based surf rock outfit was primarily the vehicle for the songwriting talents of John "Bucky" Wilkin (26 April 1946, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; guitar/vocals). He was joined in a fluid line-up by a number of musicians, including Bergen White, Buzz Cason, Bobby... Read more

The Duprees - 79% match to The Casinos

A rock 'n' roll vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. One of the most pop-sounding of the Italian-American groups that were in abundance during the late 50s and early 60s, the Duprees specialized in recording updated versions of old pop hits in a smooth style with a... Read more

The Skyliners - 75% match to The Casinos

This white vocal doo-wop quintet comprised members drawn from two Pittsburgh, USA-based groups. Jimmy Beaumont (lead vocals), Wally Lester (tenor) and Jackie Taylor (bass) had sung with the Crescents, while Janet Vogel (10 June 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 21 February... Read more

The Buckinghams - 74% match to The Casinos

Formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1966, the Buckinghams originally comprised Dennis Tufano (11 September 1946, Chicago, Illinois, USA; vocals), Carl Giammarese (b. 21 August 1947, Chicago, Illinois, USA; lead guitar), Dennis Miccoli (organ), Nick Fortuna (b. 1 May 1946,... Read more

Bobby Rydell - 72% match to The Casinos

Robert Ridarelli, 26 April 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Probably the most musically talented of the late 50s Philadelphia school of clean-cut teen-idols, Rydell first performed in public as a drummer at the age of seven. At nine he debuted on Paul Whiteman's Teen Club... Read more