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The Royal Teens were an American rock and roll band that formed in New Jersey in 1956 and originally consisted of Bob Gaudio on piano, Tom Austin on drums, Billy Dalton on guitar, and Billy Crandall on saxophone. [1] The group is best known for its single "Short Shorts", which was a number 3 hit in the United States in 1958. [2]
He rose to musical fame at the age of 15 as a member of The Royal Teens, for whom he co-wrote the hit "Short Shorts". [2] In 1958, while he and the group were promoting the single, they met Frankie Valli and his group the Four Lovers as they prepared to perform on a local television program. Wearying of touring, Gaudio left the Royal Teens soon ...
"Short Shorts" is a song written and performed by Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton, and Bob Gaudio, members of The Royal Teens. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart and #3 on the U.S. pop chart in 1958. [1] The group originally released the track on the small New York label Power Records in 1957.
The royal teen has rarely been in the spotlight, but we do know that she's the youngest granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth and 16th in line to the British throne. Still, we're curious to ...
The Charles brothers played with a fluctuating personnel until 1964, when they met Buddy Randell (vocals and sax) (birth name: William Crandall). [1] Randell was previously of the Rockin' Saints and The Royal Teens, who had a hit with "Short Shorts" in 1958.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is an American retired songwriter, record producer, and musician.Throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s he was a prolific studio musician, including playing organ on the Bob Dylan song "Like a Rolling Stone", French horn and piano on the Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", and lead guitar on Rita Coolidge's "The ...
A new extensive biography contains more than a few fascinating facts about Queen Elizabeth II and her ... 13 fascinating facts you didn't know about the royal family. Advance Magazine Publishers.