Apollo Theatre (L to R) Dennis Lane, Jimmy McSweeney, Charlie Balscio, Kenny Wessel and Bob Stewart.
The Cordials (6) (New Rochelle, NY)
aka The Cordialls
Personnel :
Dennis Lane (Lead)
Jimmy McSweeney (Second Tenor)
Charlie Balscio (Bass)
Kenny Wessel (Baritone)
Bob Stewart (High Tenor)
Discography :
The Cordialls
Singles:
1965 - Oh How I Love Her / You Can't Believe in Love (Liberty 55784)
The Cordials (6)
Lps :
1967 - Blue Eyed Soul (Catamount Blue Eyed Soul)
My
Love For You / I'm On The Outside Looking In / Island Of Love / Steal
Away / Duke of Earl / Love No One But You / Everybody Says / Young And
In Love / I Do / If I should Lose You / I Laughed / Teardrops / So In
Love / Traveling Stranger / Over The Rainbow
Biography
In
1963, At the New Rochelle High School, "The Cordials" made their first
appearance. They were billed with the "Four Seasons". Before that night,
they were split up in two different groups know as "Denny and The
Aragons" and the "Cordials". When this two groups broke up, five of the
boys formed one group and retained the name of the Cordials.
The Cordials performing at Palisades Amusement Park
Their first records entitled : "Oh How I Love Her " was released in
1965 on Liberty records. This recording was done in the Sta-Phillips
studio in the Americana hotel on broadway in Manhattan. This is the
studio that the Four Seasons did all their recording in. The guy who
wrote this song for us is Neil Levinson who wrote the song "Denise" for
Randy and the Rainbows. Before cutting their first record, they won the second prize in a
contest at the famous Apollo Theatre. In 1967, the cordials cut a
splendid 'acappella" album "Blue-Eyed-Soul"on Catamount. The Cordials
disbanded in the late 60's due to some of its members being drafted
during the Vietnam war.
Songs :
The Cordialls
You Can't Believe in Love Oh how I Love Her
The Cordials (6)
If I Should Lose You Young And In Love What Time Is It
