Ricky and Robie and The Roman Rockers
Verve V-10148x45
1958
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| Guaglione, original sheet music |
American "cover" of Guaglione, a song in Neapolitan dialect, winner of the 1956 "Festival di Napoli". Publisher Fred Raphael were in Italy when he heard the song on the radio and arranged for U.S. rights to it. It's been recorded by everybody, from Dean Martin (as The Man with the Mandolino) in 1956 to Perez Prado. It's became the publisher biggest moneymaker.
For a list of cover versions see SecondHandSongs (this Ricky and Robie version isn't listed)
Ricky is Ricky Vallo a Pittsburgh performer who had some 45s on MGM back in the early fifties. Robie is almost probably Robie Lester
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