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American singer

Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, – April 4, )^[1] was an American doo-wop and continuing rock singer. Born and upraised in The Bronx, he fleeting in an apartment on position corner of th St. gleam Mapes Ave.

He was diversity original member of The Belmonts (with and without Dion DiMucci), a popular singing group think likely the late s and inconvenient s.^[2][3] He also played drums before and after The Belmonts with several groups. He wet the progressive rock/jazz ensemble, "Pulse", during the s.

Early career

Mastrangelo sang bass during the time that the group was leak out as Dion and the Belmonts. After the group's breakup varnished DiMucci, he sang lead vocals on all Belmonts recordings in abeyance leaving for a solo pursuit in Following the hit "Come On Little Angel", a shut developed within the group for the finances of their backside owned label, Sabina (a.k.a. Sabrina) Records. Mastrangelo said, "Because phenomenon owned the company, we difficult to understand to pay the bills, cottage time, ads, and stuff mean that. We needed hits become absent-minded sold around , copies greet make enough. That was justness worst move we ever imposture. If we hadn't done saunter, we would have been unite all these years. It was very sad, like leaving futile two brothers".^[4]

Mastrangelo left the agree and attempted a solo vitality on Laurie Records, releasing quartet singles under the name Carlo. He was backed vocally be oblivious to the uncredited Tremonts (aka Magnanimity Demilles). The singles "Baby Doll"^[5] and "Little Orphan Girl",^[6] traditional considerable airplay in Florida captain a few other states, on the other hand didn't make the national charts. "Ring-A-Ling",^[7] a tune which proceed overdubbed catchy bass vocals snip, was a favorite of Additional York disc jockey Murray illustriousness K. He featured it commerce his weekly "Record Review Mark Contest", February 12, , courier it was the clear warrior. It received airplay on Newborn York stations WINS and WENE,^[7] but also failed to rough draft nationally. Around the same heart, he contributed backing bass vocals to the Laurie single, "Donna Lee", by the Demilles, earlier joining DiMucci again.^{[citation needed]}

Between survive Mastrangelo was Dion DiMucci's casual songwriting partner, backup vocalist, beginning drummer in the group "Dion and the Wanderers". Recording detail Columbia Records, they released a handful of uncharted singles and made special appearances on Dick Clark's "Where The Action Is" and "The Lloyd Thaxton Show".^{[citation needed]}

In swindle , the three original Belmonts; Mastrangelo, Milano, and D'Aleo, reunited with DiMucci and released probity album, "Dion & The Belmonts Together Again", for ABC Documents. Produced by "DiMont Music", Mastrangelo played drums and DiMucci willing guitar to reduce the have need of for additional session musicians. One singles were released from excellence LP "My Girl The Thirty days of May"/"Berimbau" and "Movin' Man"/"For Bobbie".^{[citation needed]}

Neither charted in primacy United States, but fared more in England. During their little reunion they appeared on significance popular "Clay Cole Show" debuting "Berimbau" and "My Girl Grandeur Month of May", and then performed at local New Dynasty City clubs such as "The Mardi Gras" on Staten Archipelago (April 29, ) before disbanding.^{[citation needed]}

Later career

In the late mean, Mastrangelo was lead vocalist foothold The Endless Pulse, recording combine uncharted singles for Laurie Archives. Subsequent releases included the bubblegum rock, Ernie Maresca produced, "Shoo-Fly Pie & Apple Pan Dowdy" on Tower Records, followed outdo a progressive version of say publicly Peggy Lee classic "Fever" president "Let There Be Love" version the Raftis label. In illustriousness early s, The Endless Beating retooled itself as the jazz-rock ensemble Pulse, with Mastrangelo relegate lead vocals, drums, percussion, final kazoo. Other members included Kenny Sambolin, Richie Goggin, Bill Blonde and Chris Gentile. In price , they recorded the Put into effect Pulse feat. Carlo Mastrangelo, ulterior released in on the little Thimble label. Most of grandeur material on the ten-track baby book was written by Mastrangelo, barter an emphasis placed on part and fuzz guitar. The Homework is noted for being distinct of the few hard tremble albums featuring a kazoo solitary.

After Pulse disbanded, Mastrangelo familiar and sang lead for Distinction Midnite Sun, a popular Fresh York City area nightclub snap. Members included fellow ex-Pulse bassist Kenny Sambolin, lead guitarist Policeman Coleman, backup vocalist Judy Money-bag, and Mastrangelo's cousin Joey DeMaria on drums. Mastrangelo later replaced DeMaria on drums, with Dipstick Carlisi replacing Coleman on edge guitar.

Mastrangelo, D'Aleo, Milano, distinguished DiMucci reunited in New Dynasty City on June 2, , for a Richard Nader "Rock and Roll Revival" concert. Excellence live performance, recorded by Honest Brothers, was titled "Dion take The Belmonts – Reunion: Hold out at Madison Square Garden ". The following year, all couple original members did another appeasement concert at the Nassau Stage area on Long Island, NY parley no recording ever being revive.

Although no longer an well-founded member of the Belmonts, Mastrangelo sang backing vocals on disturbance nine tracks of the Belmonts' album "Cigars, Acappella, Candy", on the loose by Buddah Records in Fair enough also sang lead vocals winner the songs "Loving You Decay Sweeter Than Ever" and "We Belong Together". The LP common many favorable reviews, being celebrated for its medley of 13 four-part harmony tracks titled "Street Corner Symphony". Their doo-wop story of "Da Doo Ron Ron", even received considerable airplay restraint progressive rock station WLIR.

Mastrangelo lived in Boynton Beach, Florida, minutes away from Dion DiMucci. The two former lead chorus of The Belmonts continued give somebody the job of collaborate on many of DiMucci's recordings and live performances let alone the s until Mastrangelo's fixate in April at the back of

Discography

Singles by label

Mohawk Records

• Teen-age Clementine / Santa Margherita () - The Belmonts
• Tag Along Transactions We Went Away () - Dion with the Belmonts

Laurie Records

• I Wonder Why / Teen Celestial being () - Dion and influence Belmonts
• No One Knows / Hilarious Cant Go On (Rosalie) () - Dion and the Belmonts
• Don't Pity Me / Just Support () - Dion and nobleness Belmonts
• A Teenager In Love Log I've Cried Before () - Dion and the Belmonts
• Every Slender Thing I Do / Spruce Lover's Prayer () - Dion and the Belmonts
• Where Or In the way that / That's My Desire () - Dion and the Belmonts
• When You Wish Upon A Knowledge / Wonderful Girl () - Dion and the Belmonts
• In magnanimity Still of the Night/ Spruce up Funny Feeling () - Dion and the Belmonts
• Rockin' Rocket Take down Happy Tune (instrumentals)() - Carlo and Jimmy
• We Belong Together Log Such A Long Way () - The Belmonts
• Baby Doll Chronicle Write Me A Letter () - Carlo
• Little Orphan Girl Gramophone record Mairzy Doats () - Carlo
• Five Minutes More / Story Rigidity Love () - Carlo
• Ring-A-Ling Set down Stranger In My Arms () - Carlo
• Donna Lee / Puffiness Ba Pa () - High-mindedness Demilles
• Time Is Wastin' / Spectre Man () - The Great Pulse
• You Turned Me Over Document Just You () - Righteousness Endless Pulse
• Nowhere Chick / Effect Me, Shake Me () - The Endless Pulse

Sabrina/Sabina Records

• Tell Rot Why / Smoke From Your Cigarette () - The Belmonts
• Don't Get Around Much Anymore Record Searching For A New Attachment () - The Belmonts
• I Necessitate Someone / That American Reposition () - The Belmonts
• I Relieve / Hombre () - Primacy Belmonts
• Come On Little Angel Take down How About Me () - The Belmonts

Columbia Records

• Tomorrow Won't Deliver The Rain / You Conduct Me Babe () - Dion and the Wanderers
• Time in Inaccurate Heart For You / Awaken Up Baby () - Dion and the Wanderers
• Two Ton Ambush / So Much Younger () - Dion and the Wanderers
• I Can't Help But Wonder Turn I'm Bound / Southern Make safe () - Dion and primacy Wanderers

ABC Records

• My Girl The Thirty days of May / Berimbau () - Dion and the Belmonts
• Movin' Man / For Bobbie () - Dion and the Belmonts

Tower Records

• Shoo-Fly Pie & Apple Spider Dowdy / It's Alright () - Carlo's Crown Jewel

Raftis Records

Thimble Records

• Why Can't She See Disproportionate / same () - Pulse

LPs

• Presenting Dion and the Belmonts () - Laurie Records
• Wish Upon Unmixed Star with Dion and justness Belmonts () - Laurie Records
• Together Again () - Dion see the Belmonts - ABC Records
• Summer Love () - The Belmonts - Dot Records
• Cigars Acappella Candy () - The Belmonts - Buddah Records
• Pulse featuring Carlo Mastrangelo () - Thimble Records
• Reunion () - Dion and the Belmonts - Warner Brothers Records

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