White group from Carbondale, PA. consisted of Rich Gullone (Lead), Joseph L. Lavery (Second Tenor), Alexander "Jack" Chelik (First Tenor), Pat Santacroce (Baritone) and Ralph Grizzanti (Bass).
Joseph Ralph and Rich singing together in the Benjamin Franklin High School in Carbondale as The Sensations and later as The Populaires, in the late 1959 they add Pat Santacroce and Alexander "Jack" Chelik of Mayfield and The Blen-Dells were formed.
They practicing for several months only with the help of a piano after he group started to perform at local events such as Lake Bandstand at Lake Wallenpaupack and at Newton Lake.
Finally in 1961 they recorded in the Bella label the sides "Say You're Mine / Forever", the B side made WARM's Top 10. In promotion of their record in 1962 they appeared on the Channel 16 WNEP's TV Bandstand. The group appeared on TV shows and record hops and finally disbanded in 1963, in 1991 reunited again for a revival show.
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