The Celebrities (3) (Bronx, New York)
Personnel :
Jo Jo (Lead)
Douglas Rodriguez
Billy
Pefly
???
Discography :
1961 - I Want You / Mambo Daddy (Music Makers 101)
Biography :
The Celebrities were a racially mixed group from the Bronx composed by Jo Jo (Lead) , Douglas Rodriguez, Billy, Perfly and another guy. "I Want You " b/w Mambo Daddy" was recorded in 1961 by the group at Musicmakers Studios W.57th St. in New York with King Curtis's Band who did a fabulous solo on his Sax with "Mambo Daddy" on the B side. "I want You" charted in 1961 at #31 on the WABC Swinging Sound Survey April 18, 1961.
King Curtis
The same year, Douglas Rodriguez and his new group , The Rialtos
with Hector Ruiz, Fred Campos, Francisco Zubillaca and Patrick Gaul
recorded again at Musicmakers Studios with King Curtis's Band the tunes
"It Hurts" and "Let Me In" . In 1966 Douglas Rodriguez became a member
of the The Latin Souls with Frank Ruiz,Anthony Florez, & Sammy
Marrero.
Songs :
I Want You Mambo Daddy