The Three Chuckles

The Three Chuckles were an early American rock & roll group from Brooklyn.

Although designated rock & roll by contemporary observers, the sound of The Three Chuckles is closer to vocal pop, in hindsight.[1] They formed around 1950, naming themselves after a popular candy of the day, and played East Coast establishments. Original accordionist/keyboardist Phil Bentl left the group in the mid-1950s and was replaced with Teddy Randazzo, then a teenager. In 1954, they recorded a song called "Runaround", written by a truck driver named Cirino Colacrai, and released it on Boulevard Records as the B-side to "At Last You Understand".[1] The single was picked up for national distribution by RCA Victor, and "Runaround" became a hit, peaking at #20 on the U.S. national charts.[1]

With their newfound fame, Randazzo became the lead singer and songwriter. They scored two further hits on the new Billboard charts: "Times Two, I Love You" (#67, 1955) and "And the Angels Sing" (#70, 1956).[2] In 1956 the Three Chuckles performed the song "Cinnamon Sinner" in the movie The Girl Can't Help It. Also in 1956, Alan Freed offered them a spot in his movie Rock, Rock, Rock; following this Randazzo left the group for a solo career. Jackie Farrell joined after Randazzo left, but the group did not return to record, and broke up by 1958.[1] Randazzo recorded solo.

Tommy Romano continued in the music industry, performing into the 1970s. In 1997, Collectables Records issued a collection of Three Chuckles songs on CD.

Members

  • Tommy Romano - vocals, guitar
  • Tommy "Russ" Gilberto - vocals, bass
  • Bill Bentl - accordion
  • Teddy Randazzo - accordion, vocals
  • Jackie Farrell - accordion

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Three Chuckles at Allmusic
  2. ↑ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
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