BOULEVARDS

 

The Boulevards (Queens, new-York) 

 

Personnel :

Frankie Zazo

Lou Adessa

Jim Alessandria

Bobby Thomas

Ralph Lasher

 

Discography :

Singles :

1959 - Delores / Chop Chop In The Wall (Everest 19316)

Unreleased:

1959 - A Place In Your Heart

1959 - Angel

1959 - Don't Cry

1959 - You Better Admit It

1959 - Jezebel

1959 - Heavenly Father

1959 - Glory Of Love

 

Biography :

The Boulevards were produced by Bayside, Queens, New York record entrepreneur Jerry Love. Jerry owned a record store in Bayside, and produced/managed a number of vocal groups. The Boulevards, were local boys, Frankie Zazzo, Lou Adessa, Jim Alessandria, Bobby Thomas and Ralph Lasher.

  

Jerry Love placed their only released effort with the Everest label in 1958. The Fascinations, from Akron, Ohio, came to Jerry Love in 1960 with their tape of Midnight and Doom Bada Doom, which Jerry "polished" with some strings and gave to Eddie Rasbaum for release on his Sure label.

 

Jordan and The Fascinations

Lack of success caused the group to return to Ohio, but Jerry matched up their lead singer, Jordan Christopher, with the Boulevards to form a new group - Jordan and The Fascinations.

http://www.geocities.ws/doo_wop_gino/jordan.htm

Songs :

(updated by Hans-Joachim)

  

      

Delores                 Chop Chop In The Wall                       Jezebel 

     

A Place In Your Heart                Angel                    Better Admit It

     

Don't Cry                       Glory Of Love                Heavenly Father

FASCINATIONS (2) - FASCINATIONS (1) - BOULEVARDS

 

Jordan & The Fascinations (2) (Queens, New-York)

Ref : The Fascinations (1) / The Boulevards

 

Personnel :

Jordan Christopher (Lead)

Frankie Zazzo

Lou Adessa

Jim Alessandria


Discography :

Jordan & The Fascinations (2) 

Singles:

1961 - My Imagination / I'll Be Forever Loving You (Dapt 203)

1961 - Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild / My Baby Doesn't Smile Anymore (Dapt 207)

1961 - Give Me Your Love / Once Upon A Time (Carol 4116)

1962 - I'm Goin' Home / If You Love Me, Really Love Me (Josie 895)

Unreleased :

1962 - She's Gone

1962 - Loving Fool

1962 - Baby I Need You

1962 - One-Two-Three

1962 - Goodnight 

 

Biography :

In the late 1950s, Jordan Zankoff and pals Gene Blackford, Phil DiMascio and Darrel McDonald formed a doo-wop group called the Fascinations. The boys performed at sock hops and appeared on WEWS-TV's One O'Clock Club. In 1960, the Fascinations cut a 45 RPM record for the Sure label in Philadelphia. The featured song was It's Midnight, a romantic serenade with soaring vocals, while the calypso-tinged Doom Bada Doom was the flip side. Although it wasn't a hit, Zankoff had found his niche. Things happened quickly after that.

Zankoff married an Akron woman, Mary, in 1961 and welcomed a daughter, Jodi, a year later, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1964. In 1961, the singer changed his name to Jordan Christopher, eliminated his mustache and moved to New York. The Boulevards were produced by Bayside, Queens, New York record entrepreneur Jerry Love. The Boulevards, were local boys from Queens, Frankie Zazzo, Lou Adessa, Jim Alessandria, Bobby Thomas and Ralph Lasher. Jerry matched up Jordan Christopher with some members of the Boulevards to form a new group - Jordan and The Fascinations. Jordan & the Fascinations recorded songs for Carol, Dapt, Crystal Ball and Josie labels.

   

Christopher's break came when he joined The Wild Ones, the house band at New York's Peppermint Lounge, as singer and guitarist. After a residency at the Peppermint Lounge of eight months, The Wild Ones were hired to play at "Arthur", the Manhattan discothèque operated by Sybil Williams, then recently divorced from Richard Burton. Within a month of meeting, Christopher and Williams—eleven years his senior—began dating, marrying in 1966

http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/history/fascinating-life-for-buchtel-alum-1.209349#

Songs :

      

           My Imagination      I'll Be Forever Loving You        Love Will Make Your Mind Go Wild

      

My Baby Doesn't Smile Anymore       Give Me Your Love       Once Upon A Time    

     

I'm Goin' Home          If You Love Me, Really Love Me          She's Gone / Goodnight