The Zircons | |
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| Also known as | The Zirkons |
| Years active | 1959–1967 |
The Zircons were a vocalistic musical group in the late 1950s and 1960s with various lineups.[1]
Zircons (1959–1963)
Vocal doo wop group from East Harlem, New York Active between 1959 and 1964. The original members of The Zircons (spelled with a c) included:[2][3]
- Jimmy Gerenetski (lead)
- Neil Colello
- John Loiacono
- Ken Pulicine
- Donald Lewis
Their biggest hit was a 1963 cover of "Lonely Way", The Sky-liner's 1959 recording. They followed it up with "Your Way" on Mellomood Record Co.
The Zircons (1964–1967)
In 1964, six singers from Bronx, New York, formed an a cappella (or doo-wop) group. The Zircons (spelt with k) had the following line-up:
- Mario Ibanez (lead)
- Carlos Infant (baritone)
- Leo Perez (1st tenor)
- Robert McInerney (2nd tenor)
- Neal Stuart (Schoenberg) (1st/2nd tenor, falsetto lead)
- Barry Zakir (baritone)
The Zircons recorded on various record labels, including Old Timer / Cat-Time / Catamount / Amber (as The Zircons) and on Snowflake Records (as The Zirkons).
Their repertory included:
- 1964: "You Are My Sunshine", "Silver Bells" and "Stormy Weather" [Old Timer Records]
- 1965: "Blue Moon", "Remember Then", "Unchained Melody", "You Baby You" [Catamount Records]
- 1966: "One Summer Night", "Lone Stranger"
- 1967: "Here in My Heart"
Other Zircons/Zircon's songs included "Come Dance With Me", "Crazy For You", "Glory of Love", "My Own True Love", "Never", "Blue Moon", "Once In A While", "Sincerely", "Smile", and "Sunday Kind Of Love", "The Wind”
The Zircon's have been nominated in the category Legend Vocal Group Acapella 1950-1970’s by the East Coast Music Hall of Fame for 2020/2021.
References
- ↑ "Zircon - Band Biography/History - Diskery". Diskery Hard Rock Music Archives. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ "The Zircons on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ "zircon music | electronic dance music, remixes, game scoring & beyond". zirconmusic.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
Further reading
- J. Santiago, Steven J. Dunham, and Jerry Lawson, Capella Street Corner Vocal Groups: A Brief History and Discography of 1960s Singing Groups, Mellow Sound Press (2006), ISBN 0-9612752-1-9
- Dr. Anthony J. Grebin & Dr. Matthew M. Schiff, The Complete Book of Doo Wop, Collectables (2006), ISBN 0-9773798-4-1