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The Capris are an American doo wop group who became a one-hit wonder in 1961 with "There's a Moon Out Tonight."They experienced a popularity and performing resurgence in the 1980s, when three members reformed and The Manhattan Transfer recorded their song, "Morse Code of Love," which reached the US Hot 100 [1] and the U.S. AC top 20.
The group started out in the early 1950s as The Uniques. They all came from the same neighborhood. Their early line-up consisted of Ruben Wright on piano, Harrison Scott on alto sax, Robert "Bobby" Smart on guitar, Gus Crawford on drums and a bass player called Jerome, together with a male singer whose name has now been lost to time. [1]
"There's a Moon Out Tonight" is a song originally released in 1958 by The Capris. [1] The initial release on the Planet label saw very limited sales, and the Capris disbanded. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] In 1960, after a disk jockey played the song on air, the public interest in the song that was generated led to it being re-released on the Lost Nite label ...
The Capris Gotham Recording Stars The Capris: Collectables CLP 5000 1990 LP [32] The Capris 1954-1958: Flyright Records FLY CD 56 1993 CD [33] The Capris Best Of The Capris: Go GO-1000 [34] Various artists Spotlite On Gotham Records Vol 1 Collectables COL-CD-5633 The Spotlite Series 1995 CD Various artists Collectables Presents For Collectors Only
Soul to Soul (Music from the Original Soundtrack—Recorded Live in Ghana, West Africa) at Discogs (list of releases) "Soul to Soul at 50: A Look Back at Ghana's Legendary Music Festival"—25 February 2021 (rebroadcast 2 September 2021) episode of Afropop Worldwide on the concert and the film
In 1958, as The Capris, the group had recorded a slow rocka-ballad "Endless Love" which was released on the Tender label. The song was written by K.C. Reath and Robert Hafner. The B side "Beware" was credited to Jesse Belvin & the Capris. [4] [5] [6] Some years later it was released on the Impact label with "Luau" as the B side recorded by The ...
In 1984, he began lecturing at the University of Nigeria and, later, at Mercy College in New York and the University of Ghana. [1] Between 1988 and 1997, Labi was the director of the National Symphony Orchestra Ghana. As a composer, his music incorporates indigenous musical practices. [1] He married Mary Margaret Blicharz on 31 August 1985.
Ansah founded his film production company, Film Africa Limited, in 1977, and began work on the project that would become Love Brewed in the African Pot (1980). It was an immediate popular success throughout English-speaking Africa, beating all previous attendance records for a film by an African director, while at the same time earning critical ...