The Exquisites

Vocal group the Exquisites were shaped in 1981 in Lengthy Island, NY, USA, by previous Gino AS WELL AS THE Dells baritone Pete Chacona and tenor Bernie Festo, following Chacona had attended an audition for Festo’s after that group. Through regional newspaper marketing, John O’Keefe (initial tenor) and Bob Thomas (business lead, ex-Fascinations) had been recruited, while familial ties earned bass vocalist George Chacona, Pete’s sibling. Rehearsing material with the Moonglows, Flamingos and Harptones, they go about executing at local displays and nostalgia rallies. When O’Keefe still left to become listed on the Teenchords in 1983, he was changed on initial tenor by Mike Paccione. Their initial recording emerged in early 1985 when their edition from the Shirelles’ ‘Dedicated To THE MAIN ONE I Appreciate’ premiered on Avenue D Information, accompanied by an revise of the Un Dorados’ ‘At My Front side Door’. After sending a tape to regional R&B revival disk jockey Don K. Reed’s Doo-Wop Store present in 1985, they discovered their version from the Solitaires’ ‘Strolling Along’ earn a normal slot as starting theme towards the extremely influential oldies program. When Paccione departed in 1987, George Santiago (ex-Eternals) emerged on board, using the line-up also extended by the entrance of Al Pretea (ex-Dolphins). Just a little afterwards Zeke Suarez changed Festo. The group embarked on periods because of their debut record in 1990 with Crystal Ball Information, recording variations of songs with the Drifters, Jive Five and Un Dorados, aswell as the doo-wop regular ‘Over The Rainbow’.