Jack Pryor, Tony Mazza, Charlie Sheridan & Joe Cavanna
The Classmates (7) (Brooklyn, New York)
Personnel :
Tony Mazza (Lead)
Charlie Sheridan
Jack Pryor
Joe Cavanna (Bass)
Discography :
Singles:
1961 - Homework / Here Comes Suzy (Seg-Way 104)
1962 - All I Want Is To Love You / Some Of These Days (Radar 3962)
1963 - Graduation / Teenage Twister (Radar 2624)
Unreleased:
196? - Hug You, Kiss You
196? - You're Too Late
Biography :
This Classmates are from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The group consisted of Lead Singer Tony Mazza, Jack Pryor, Joe Cavanna and Charlie Sheridan. They were friends with The Shy-Tones/Hi-Tones, The Emotions, and the Inspirations. where sang Joe Cavanna in 1959, and recorded on the Sultan label. Back in 1960, The Classmates sang in storefronts and sang at the Green Tea Room.
Tony Mazza, Joe Cavanna, Charlie Sheridan & Jack Pryor
The
group cut "Homework" b/w "Here Comes Suzy" , released on The Seg-Way
label. The record did very well in sales then Bobby Vinton did ‘Roses
Are Red' [overshadowing everything else], Not long after, they were
signed by Radar Records Originally owned by Irv Jerome and later
purchased by Jerry Roth. Radar Records released two new singles by the
Classmates. "All I Want Is To Love You" b/w "Some Of These Days" and
"Graduation" b/w "Teenage Twister" in 1962. Then Joe Cavanna got drafted
and Their lives changed.
Songs:
Homework / Here Comes Suzy
All I Want Is To Love You Some Of These Days
Graduation Teenage Twister