Who are the current duprees?
Their dedication to preserving the sound, sharing it with more people, and spreading appreciation for music everywhere continues with Tommy Petillo, Phil Granito, and Jimmy Spinelli who are todays Duprees for more than 40 years now of stage performances.
How many of the original duprees are still alive?
two surviving
He and 71-year-old John Salvato are the only two surviving original members of the Duprees, the Jersey City vocal quintet that hit the big time in 1962 with “You Belong to Me” before reaching the charts with several memorable follow-ups.
What did the Duprees sing?
You Belong to MeHave You HeardMy Own True LoveWhy Don’t You Believe MeTake Me as I AmThe Things I Love
The Duprees/Songs
Who was the original singer of the Duprees?
Tommy PetilloTony TestaPhil GranitoJimmy Spinelli
The Duprees/Singers
Are there any original duprees?
The original Duprees (Joey Vann Canzano, Mike Kelly, John Salvato, Tom Bialoglow, Joe Santollo and Mike Arnone) were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2006.
What happened to Tony of the duprees?
The team determined that he had a blockage in an artery on the left side of his brain, and performed a CT scan to make sure there wasn’t any bleeding. Finding none, Tony was given tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, a clot-busting drug that quickly improved blood flow.
Are any of the duprees still living?
Joe Santollo passed away in 1981 and Vann in 1984. Mike Arnone died in 2005. Although The Duprees were still performing as late as 2008, when the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, none of the surviving original members were among them.
Is the lead singer of the duprees still alive?
Jersey City’s own Mike Kelly. A velvet voice of Jersey City fell silent for good on Tuesday. Mike Kelly, frontman of the Duprees, the Vocal Teens, and the Italian Asphalt and Paving Company — all Jersey City vocal groups — died of complications from kidney failure at his home in Burlington, North Carolina.
Who were the lead singers of the duprees?
Tony Testa became the licensee for the Arnone family’s Duprees trademark, according to Petillo, and invited him back as the group’s lead singer. Petillo, Testa, Phil Granito and Jimmy Spinelli perform at least 60 shows a year in concert halls as well as at outdoor summer concerts throughout the region.