The Majestics (7) (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Personnel :
Jerome Contey
Louis Contey
Dennis "Skip" Skipper
Peter Moscatello
Discography :
1962 - Puppet Beat (The Big Three) / Puppet Bop (The Big Two) (Wren 150)
Biography :
Peter Moscatiello have been in and around the music since 1958. While attending P.S. 15 in Jersey City, New Jersey, he met Dennis Skipper (Skip), through his friend Louis Contey. Skip was into vocal harmony and was teaching Louis and his brother Jerome how to harmonize. They asked Peter if he wanted to sing and as Skip taught him the basics, he became hooked. But the driving force, the thing that lit the fire under him was hearing the song that launched Laurie records: "I Wonder Why" by Dion and the Belmonts.
Dennis
"Skip" Skipper & Louis Contey
They called themselves the Majestics and were together for two years.
they parted ways when they went off to different high schools. In those
two years they sang at dances and even performed at the "Teenage World
Fair" at Freedomland in New York. In 1962, They recorded one song :
"Puppet Beat" under the name the Big Three. The Big were The Majestics,
The Bongo Walers & The Beachcombers. The other side is an
instrumental "Puppet Bop" as the Big Two. The Big Two were the same
minus The Majestics.
Songs :
Puppet Beat