The Graduates "Ballad of a girl & boy" 1959

The Graduates
John Cappello (lead)
Fred Mancuso
Jack Scorsone
Bruce Hammond

Discography:

The Graduates
1959 - Ballad of A Girl And Boy / Care (Shan-Todd 0055)
1959 - What Good Is Graduation / Lonley (Corsican 0058)

Johnny Holliday & The Graduates (aka The Question Marks)
1963 - Goodbye My Love / Ballad Of A Boy And A Girl (Lawn 208)

"Ballad of a girl & boy"/"Care" on Shan Todd rec. 0055, "What good is graduation" re-released on Lawn rec. in 1963 as Johnny Holliday & the Graduates as."Goodbye my love"/"Ballad of a Boy & a Girl" they re-arranged the title Lawn is a subsidiary of Swan out of Philly. ' What good is graduation/Lonely" Corsican-0058 was originally released on Corsican rec, Co. (formerly Shan-Todd, Tommy Shannon WKBW radio & Phil Todaro) 291 Delaware Ave. Buffalo 2 N.Y.

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[longboatfla]

I was a freshman at St Bona in Olean and heard this on Buffalo radio in the winter of 1958/59. Great song!! but never got play in New York City area where I lived.

[JRussoBuffaloNY]

@longboatfla I do know that it did get airplay in Syracuse, it was at the No.1 position there at WNDR during the week of feb 15-21 of 1959. so I know it reache dthat far east it woulda been nice for yous guys in NYC to hear it. I do recall talking with a gent who could here WWKB all the way out in Mass. the town escapes me now but it's the same one where Lizzie Borden lived & well, we all kno what she did. I appreciate you checking out my homage to these wonderful Bflo Boys.

[jscorso]

Jack Scorsone is my Uncle. He passed away in 2003. So nice to see he still has fans!

[JRussoBuffaloNY]

@jscorso Thanks for watching it my friend, I wish Jack was still here to tell the stories. I honestly miss him even though I never had the privilege to know him.

[DarkNaomi]

This is amazing. I love songs like this :). Wish I was a teen in the 1950s.

[JRussoBuffaloNY]

@DarkNaomi Ditto,thank you for watching.

[blinko656]

doo wop. goooooood stuff. do do do do duh. lol. I like it..

[robinarielmedia]

Fantastic , Keep this music Alive !!!

Robin Ariel Ross St Claire Holgate

[frenchgirl1753]

Love this video! I knew Jack growing up as a child. Used to love hearing him sing. Really miss not having him around Fort Niagara. Thank you for posting this!

[cdayaa22]

bruce hammond is my teacher at st leo university now; him and his wife teach here. kinda crazy to hear him hitting the high notes in this song

[cdayaa22]

bruce hammond is my teacher at st leo university now, kinda crazy to hear him hitting the high notes in this song

[MontseAntares]

This is one of my favorite songs .... ! Uahhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!

[MrViejo67]

Yes, This great song & group did, in fact, get airplay in New York City !!!.

I was a teenager living in Manhattan then Bronx , New York. I heard it on a regular basis on Alan Freeds radio show in the evenings as I was doing my schoolwork

(homework). It became part of my record collection immediately. Thank you for posting !!!!

[Vintageart1994]

Nice song! Thanks for posting.

[heber78]

nice the rola

[MrRedbird02]

Great record. One of my all time favorites. Used to play this on the air on FM108 around 1980. Heard from John Capello some time ago and sent him some cd's he didn't have anymore.