Wednesday, December 30, 2015

THE CLASSICS...Starr records


Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco (Lou Christie) from Glen Willard, PA in 1959  at age 15  was a member of the singing group the Crewnecks with Bill Fabec, Wendy Miller and Judy Hoskinson (Lugee's sister, Amy also was part of this group) they signed with pianist Twyla Herbert but never recorded (see below picture).


In 1960 Ms. Herbert assambled a vocal group consisted of his daughter Shirley Herbet, Lugee, Kenny Krease and Kay Chick and recorded under the name of The Classics...

-Close Your Eyes / Funny Thing. Starr records-1960.

In 1963 Alcar records re-release the Starr sides and released two new sides from Starr's masters...

-Tomorrow Will Come / You're With It.


Twyla Herbert was the song writing partner of Lou Christie for 30 years together they wrote hundreds of songs yielding a dozen hits including the no 1 song "Lightin' Strikes" and the hits "The Gypsy Cried", Two Faces of I", and "Rhapsody in the Rain," and "She Sold Me Magic.

LISTEN...

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