Fifth Cloud On The Right - Music

There Are Three Artists Named Carlo. 1 One Is A UK Based Netlabel Producer. 2 The Other Is A Canadian Based Hip Hop Musician/DJ. He Is Commonly Known For His Split Work With Buddy Peace As Well As His Solo Releases. 3 Carlo Mastrangelo October 5 1937 – April 4 2016 Was An American Doo-Wop And Progressive Rock Singer. He Was An Original Member Of The Belmonts With Or Without Dion DiMucci A Popular Singing Group Of The Late 1950s And Early 1960s. When Mastrangelo Left The Belmonts He Attempted A Solo Career On Laurie Records Releasing Four Singles Under The Name "Carlo". He Was Backed Vocally By The Uncredited Tremonts Aka The Demilles . The Singles "Baby Doll" And "Little Orphan Girl" Received Considerable Airplay In Florida And A Few Other States But Didn't Make The National Charts. "Ring-A-Ling" A Tune Which He Overdubbed Catchy Bass Vocals To Was A Favorite Of New York Disc Jockey Murray The K. He Featured It On His Weekly "Record Review Board Contest" February 12 1964 And It Was The Clear Winner. It Received Airplay On New York Stations WINS And WENE But Also Failed To Chart Nationally. Around The Same Time He Contributed Backing Bass Vocals To The Laurie Single "Donna Lee" By The Demilles Before Joining Dion DiMucci Again. He Also Led The Progressive Rock/jazz Ensemble "Pulse" During The 1970s. Carlo Was Born And Raised In The Bronx He Lived In An Apartment On The Corner Of 179th St. And Mapes Ave. Mastrangelo Lived In Boynton Beach Florida Minutes Away From Dion DiMucci. The Two Former Lead Singers Of The Belmonts Continued To Collaborate On Many Of DiMucci's Recordings And Live Performances From The 1980s Until Mastrangelo's Death In April 2016. read less