The Impalas
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
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| Years active | 1958–1961 |
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Script error: No such module "Check for deprecated parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".The Impalas were an American doo-wop group in the late 1950s, best known for their hit, "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)".
The group formed in 1958 in Brooklyn, New York, and was composed of lead singer Joe "Speedo" Frazier (September 5, 1943 – April 1, 2014), Richard Wagner, Lenny Renda and Tony Carlucci.[1] They were a racially integrated group—Frazier was the only black member.[2]
They recorded for Hamilton Records and were found by songwriters Artie Zwirn and Aristides "Gino" Giosasi, who wrote the song "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)".[1] In 1959 disc jockey Alan Freed heard the group, added his name as a writer of the song and got them a deal with MGM Records subsidiary label Cub. In the US, the record reached No. 2 on the U.S. pop chart, No. 14 on the R&B chart.[3] Outside the US, "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)" peaked at No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The song sold over one million copies, earning gold disc status.[5]
The group recorded follow-ups including "'Bye Everybody," "Oh What A Fool," an album for Cub, and one further single for the 20th Century label before disbanding in 1961. Frazier went on to sing with Love's Own in 1973,[1] and in 1980 resurrected the Impalas as a touring act.
Joe "Speedo" Frazier died on April 1, 2014, at the age of 70.[6][7]
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 0-85112-732-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bryan Thomas. "The Impalas – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 271.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 268. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 115. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."West Saint Paul Antiques". Weststpaulantiques.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JOE "SPEEDO" FRAZIER". Rockabilly.nl. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
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