The Echotones (1) (Bayside, New York)
Personnel :
Bob Krygier
Tony D'Andrea
Tom Zminkowski
Stan Brauner
Discography :
Skip & The Echotones (1)
1959 - Born To Love / Oo-La-La (DR 1001 / Warwick 634)
The Echotones (1)
1959 - So In Love / My Baby Doll (Dart 1009)
Biography :
Tony D'Andrea was a Student from Holy Cross High School, a
co-educational Catholic high school located in Flushing in the New York
City borough of Queens. In 1955, Under the direction and encouragement
of Brother Paul Schweyer, the school’s first music director, Tony joined
the Marching Band, the Concert Band (where he played Clarinet and tenor
sax), and the Dance Band, where he was the percussionist.All through
high school Tony D'Andrea belonged to a budding four-member rock band
called “The Echotones,” from Bayside. Two of whom were students at Holy
Cross – Tony and his close friend Tom Zminkowski. The Echotones was
managed by Jim Gribble who also handles The Fiestas, The Mystics, The
Passions, and others.
Tony
D'Andrea
They became nationally famous during these high school
years, signing a record contract with Warwick Records and playing all
over the tri-state area. Their four original records on Warwick and Dart
labels made the Top 40 list in 1959 to 1961. In fact, the songs were in
every Juke Box in the tri-state area. The band played in all the famous
venues of the time, including the Apollo Theater. They appeared on
Cousin Brucie’s show, worked with Allen Freed and Paul Sherman, and even
opened for the Everly Brothers. Their song “Born to Love” was included
on the cover of Nashville’s Music City News as “rising in the charts” in
1959 and in Billboard Magazine through 1960.
Biography :
Skip & The Echotones (1)
Born To Love Oo-La-La
The Echotones (1)
So In Love My Baby Doll