The Jumpin'Tones (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
ref The Raindrops (4)
Personnel :
Joe Nunez (Tenor)
Pat Zito (Bass)
Joe Wren (Baritone)
Tony Carbone (Tenor)
Discography :
1964 - I Had A Dream / I Wonder (Raven 8004)
1964 - Grandma's Heading Aid / That Angel Is You (Raven 8005)
1989 - Jingle Bell Stomp (The Raindrops) / Even Now (Avenue D 16)
Biography :
After a single for imperial, the Raindrops
broke up. Joe Nunez then decided to form another group, along with his
brother Pat and two other friends, Joe Wren and Tony Carbone. they often
frequented a bar called the Highway Lounge, which reputedly was
changing its name to the Jumpin' Lounge. The Group thus decided to call
themselves the Jumpin Tones.
The Group soon found themselves a manager, WNJR disc jockey Ted
Kakuk, who took them to meet Don Davis, President Of Raven Records. "I
Had A Dream", the Jumpin Tones first release on Raven, followed shortly.
The record was not exactly a success , but nor was it a complete
commercial failure either. It did well in a few scattered areas and
actually reached the N°1 slot on the Dick Baldwin show in New Jersey,
where it remained on the charts for over a month.
Before the group's second Raven release, manager Ted Kakuk came up
with a gimmick that, although standard today, was nothing short of
outrageous at the time. He had the boys go out and purchase theatrical
costumes. So that they would appear to be travelers from another world,
the planet Tarnarium and adopted strange, other world, name.
Along this bizarre lines the group worked out an entire routine for
their live performances, which included spots on TV with Clay Cole in
1963, in one of Cousin Bruce's popular shows at New Jersey's Palisades
Amusement Park, and in numerous other shows throughout New Jersey with
Danny "Cat Man" Styles. The Same year, Raven released "Grandma's Heading
Aid" b/w "That Angel Is You ". Without success, the group inevitably
disbanded.
Thanks to Joe Nunez JR.
Songs :
I Wonder I Had A Dream That Angel Is You
Grandma's Heading Aid Even Now
