Bob Dell
ML-23 Stars Come Twisting In (Del Giorno-Levandowski) S212-101
ML-24 little girl (Del Giorno-Levandowski) S212-102
RD Records, 132 Boston St. Syracuse, N. Y.
This is Robert Del Giorno, then DJ on WOLF radio, in Syracuse as Bob Dell. The backing band (uncredited) is Paul [Levansdowki] and the Velvets.
Disc jockeys recordings have, most of the time, this uninhibited and amateurish quality that I like.
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| 132 Boston St. Syracuse, once the home of Robert Del Girono (and of RD Records) |
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| Sister Grace Capellas |
There is a unique connection between the artist and the Divine. When we look at the life of St. Francis of Assisi, he was a troubadour. Francis used his musical gifts to serve the Lord. Like him, if there is a need and you have the talents, you must use them. Sometimes gifts can get suppressed, but we must not hide them as in the parable of the steward who buried the talents given him. In the same vein, from the very beginning my mother told me, “When you sing, you must always offer it up to God.” Performance is prayer."Chloe" was originally released on a Century Custom album in 1965 (#20991). Track here is from the CD "The Annoying Music Show"
When I was in Syracuse in New York, I was the soloist of the Singing Sisters of Syracuse. We did albums and even cut a gold record. I remember always getting these beautiful floral bouquets after performances and taking them to my room. One day, one of the sisters said to me, “Don’t you want to put your flowers in chapel?” Having already offered up my work to God, I quipped, “No, God gets the singing; I get the flowers.”
