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Danny & The Juniors
Artist Biography For Danny & The Juniors
Danny & The Juniors Were A Philadelphia Based Quartet Comprising Of Danny Rapp Dave White Frank Maffei And Joe Terry. They Are Most Widely Recognized For Their Hit Single "At The Hop" Which Was Released In 1957 And Is One Of The Best Doo Wop Songs In History. Picking Up A Cheerful Good-Time Reputation With Their Tune They Are Sometimes Erroneously Stated As Being An Italian-American Band However Danny Rapp Was Of Irish Extraction. Initially Formed In 1955 As "The Juvenairs" Their Song "Do The Bop " Came To The Attention Of Charismatic Celebrity Dick Clark Who Suggested That They Rename It "At The Hop". The Song Was Not Initially A Success. Yet After Being Played On Clark's Bandstand It Was Picked Up By ABC-Paramount Records And It Then Stayed At The Top Of The U.S. Charts For Seven Weeks. It Went On To Sell Over Two Million Copies Worldwide. The Song Was Followed By The Similar Sounding "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay" Which Also Made It Into The Top 20 And Has Been Later Included In Various Collaboration Albums Just Like "At The Hop". In 1960 Danny And The Juniors Were Signed To Dick Clark's Swan Records Label And They Released One More Record "Twistin' USA". It Made It Into The Top 40 And Became Their Final Hit Single. They Went On To Release Several More Singles But The Group Sadly Were Not Able To Repeat Their Earlier Successes. Dave White Left The Group In The Early 60s To Concentrate On Writing And Production. White Was Very Successful In This Venture Composing A Number Of Hits Including "You Don't Own Me" For Leslie Gore Also Famously Covered In New Wave Style By Klaus Nomi As Well As "1-2-3" And "Like A Baby" For Len Barry. In The Late 60s The Juniors Also Appeared On Guyden Records Mercury Records And Capitol Records Where They Re-Recorded "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay" In 1968. In 1976 "At The Hop" Was Re-Issued And It Made Its Way Into The Top 40 Of The UK Singles Chart. Danny Rapp Was Found Dead In A Hotel In Arizona On April 5 1983 Of An Apparent Suicide. Members Danny Rapp Born Daniel Earl Rapp May 9 1941 Philadelphia – Died April 5 1983 — Lead Vocalist
Joe Terry Born Joseph Terranova January 30 1941 Philadelphia – Died April 15 2019 — Lead/baritone Vocalist
Dave White Born Dave White Tricker September 1 1939 Philadelphia - Died March 17 2019 Las Vegas — 1st Tenor Vocalist
Frank Maffei Born December 15 1939 Philadelphia — Baritone/2nd Tenor Vocalist
Bobby Maffei — 1st Tenor Vocalist Awards And Recognition
Danny & The Juniors Were Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame In 2003 And The Group Was Inducted Into The Broadcast Pioneers Of Philadelphia Hall Of Fame On November 22 2013.
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Biography - Danny & The Juniors
Danny & The Juniors Were A Philadelphia Based Quartet Comprising Of Danny Rapp Dave White Frank Maffei And Joe Terry. They Are Most Widely Recognized For Their Hit Single "At The Hop" Which Was Released In 1957 And Is One Of The Best Doo Wop Songs In History. Picking Up A Cheerful Good-Time Reputation With Their Tune They Are Sometimes Erroneously Stated As Being An Italian-American Band However Danny Rapp Was Of Irish Extraction. Initially Formed In 1955 As "The Juvenairs" Their Song "Do The Bop " Came To The Attention Of Charismatic Celebrity Dick Clark Who Suggested That They Rename It "At The Hop". The Song Was Not Initially A Success. Yet After Being Played On Clark's Bandstand It Was Picked Up By ABC-Paramount Records And It Then Stayed At The Top Of The U.S. Charts For Seven Weeks. It Went On To Sell Over Two Million Copies Worldwide. The Song Was Followed By The Similar Sounding "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay" Which Also Made It Into The Top 20 And Has Been Later Included In Various Collaboration Albums Just Like "At The Hop". In 1960 Danny And The Juniors Were Signed To Dick Clark's Swan Records Label And They Released One More Record "Twistin' USA". It Made It Into The Top 40 And Became Their Final Hit Single. They Went On To Release Several More Singles But The Group Sadly Were Not Able To Repeat Their Earlier Successes. Dave White Left The Group In The Early 60s To Concentrate On Writing And Production. White Was Very Successful In This Venture Composing A Number Of Hits Including "You Don't Own Me" For Leslie Gore Also Famously Covered In New Wave Style By Klaus Nomi As Well As "1-2-3" And "Like A Baby" For Len Barry. In The Late 60s The Juniors Also Appeared On Guyden Records Mercury Records And Capitol Records Where They Re-Recorded "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay" In 1968. In 1976 "At The Hop" Was Re-Issued And It Made Its Way Into The Top 40 Of The UK Singles Chart. Danny Rapp Was Found Dead In A Hotel In Arizona On April 5 1983 Of An Apparent Suicide. Members Danny Rapp Born Daniel Earl Rapp May 9 1941 Philadelphia – Died April 5 1983 — Lead Vocalist
Joe Terry Born Joseph Terranova January 30 1941 Philadelphia – Died April 15 2019 — Lead/baritone Vocalist
Dave White Born Dave White Tricker September 1 1939 Philadelphia - Died March 17 2019 Las Vegas — 1st Tenor Vocalist
Frank Maffei Born December 15 1939 Philadelphia — Baritone/2nd Tenor Vocalist
Bobby Maffei — 1st Tenor Vocalist Awards And Recognition
Danny & The Juniors Were Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame In 2003 And The Group Was Inducted Into The Broadcast Pioneers Of Philadelphia Hall Of Fame On November 22 2013. read less
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Joe Terry Born Joseph Terranova January 30 1941 Philadelphia – Died April 15 2019 — Lead/baritone Vocalist
Dave White Born Dave White Tricker September 1 1939 Philadelphia - Died March 17 2019 Las Vegas — 1st Tenor Vocalist
Frank Maffei Born December 15 1939 Philadelphia — Baritone/2nd Tenor Vocalist
Bobby Maffei — 1st Tenor Vocalist Awards And Recognition
Danny & The Juniors Were Inducted Into The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame In 2003 And The Group Was Inducted Into The Broadcast Pioneers Of Philadelphia Hall Of Fame On November 22 2013. read less
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