Morse Code Of Love - Music

The Capris Are An American Doo Wop Group Who Had A One-Hit Wonder In 1961 With "There's A Moon Out Tonight." They Experienced A Popularity And Performing Resurgence In The 1980s When Three Members Reformed And The Manhattan Transfer Recorded Their Song "Morse Code Of Love " Which Reached The US Hot 100 And The U.S. AC Top 20. All Of The Original Members Were Italian Americans From The Borough Of Queens In New York United States. Started By First Tenor Mike Mincieli The Original Group Coalesced In 1958 – Also Including Nick Santo Santmaria Lead Baritone Second Tenor Frank Reina Baritone Vinnie Narcardo And Bass John Cassese. Their Name Was Taken From The Lincoln Capri. In 1959 They Recorded Two Songs For Planet Records "Indian Girl " And "There's A Moon Out Tonight." When The Record Sold Badly They Disbanded And Went Their Separate Ways. Frederick Allen A Late Night Radio Disc Jockey Continued To Play Their Song Piquing The Interest Of Jerry Greene An Employee Of The Times Square Record Store. Greene Purchased The Master And Re-Issued The Record On Lost Nite Records. WINS 1010's Disc Jockey Murray The K Played The Song Often And It Sold Well. Realizing That Their Manufacturing And Distribution Capacity Could Not Meet The Demands Of A Hit Record Greene And Lost Nite Sold Their Interest To Old Town Records Which Had The Capacity Meet The Needs Of The 1961 Number Three National Hit. Santo's Favorite Singer Was Clyde McPhatter Along With James Shepherd Of Shep And The Limelights. The Capris Patterned Their Sound On African-American Vocal Groups Rather Than Fellow Italian-Americans Such As Dion DiMucci. For A Time The Capris Toured And Performed In Major Venues All Over The United States But None Of Their Follow Up Records Sold Well And By 1963 Members Of The Original Group Started To Leave The Ensemble. Some Continued To Perform Locally As The Capris But With No National Profile.
Nick Santo Who Left The Group In 1962 And Joined The New York City Police Department In 1965 Continued To Write Songs.
In 1982 Santo Mike Mincieli And Frank Reina – Joined At The Time By Tommy Ferrara Of The Del-Satins And Tony Danno Recorded "There's A Moon Out Again " An Album Of 12 Songs Including Nine Compositions By Santo. "The Morse Code Of Love " One Of Santo's Songs Quickly Became A Requested Number On Oldies Radio With Many Disc Jockeys And Audience Members Believing It To Be An Unreleased Song By The Original Capris. In 1984 The Manhattan Transfer Recorded "The Morse Code Of Love" As "Baby Come Back To Me" For Their Bop Doo-Wopp Album And Released It As A Single. It Reached Number 84 On The Billboard Hot 100 And Number 14 On The Adult Contemporary Chart. Santo Mincieli And Reina With Other Singers Continued To Perform As The Capris Until At Least 2002. Santo Died As A Result Of Cancer On December 30 2010. A Version Of The Capris Including Frank Reina Is Active In 2015. Mike Mincieli Born Michael Mincieli Their Original First Tenor Died On March 15 2015. Wayne Smith Their Most Recent Lead Singer Died On March 12 2016. read less