THE CLEFTONES
The Cleftones were an American vocal group formed in 1955 who were then called The Silvertones at Junior High School 40 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City. Their hit song “Gee” was originally produced by George Goldner, who also signed the group to a recording contract in 1955. They reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Heart and Soul”, a rearrangement of a 1938 song of the same name. The group followed that song with “For Sentimental Reasons” (1962), a rearrangement of a 1936 song of the same name. The Cleftones broke up in 1964, three years after their “Heart and Soul” greatest success. (More from Wikipedia)
The flip side of the hit single “At the Hop” by Danny and the Juniors was the David White song “Sometimes (When I’m All Alone)”; according to Wikipedia (as taken from the article on David White): “‘Sometimes (When I’m All Alone)’ became a favorite of a lot of street corner groups just starting out who later became successful, including the Capris, the Chimes, the Cleftones, the Young Rascals, the Del Satins, the Dovells, the Elegants, the Impalas, the Earls, Randy and the Rainbows, the Tokens, the Vogues, and Vito and the Salutations among others.”
(August 2015)
