Bernadette Carroll-- Part 4: A Four Seasons Connection

From Bernadette Carroll's website.

In 1959, she auditioned for and joined the starlets which consisted of sisters Barbara and "Jiggs" Allbut and Lynda Malzone.  They recorded a song called "P.S. I Love You" (nothing to do with the Beatles' song by the same name).  The Starlets disbanded and Bernadette went solo and recorded "My heart Stood Still."  As I mentioned yesterday, the Starlets became the Angels and had that huge hit "My Boyfriend's Back."

After that, she joined Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi of the Four Seasons to record at their studio for Vitomass Productions (a combination of their names).  They sold  their song "Nicky," written by Massi and Bob Gaudio (also of the Four Seasons), to Laurie Records and it became Bernadette's first hit.

Kind of Neat After Just recently Seeing "Jersey Boys" at the Theater.  --RoadDog


SIGNS OF OLD AGE:  You buy a compass for the dash of your car.

Bernadette Carroll-- Part 1: "Party Girl"

Back on July 10th, I mentioned a song by Bernadette Carroll, "Party Girl, as being in the top 20 on WLS Radio in Chicago on July 3, 1964 at #13.  It had peaked the week before at #8.  I wasn't sure if I had heard the song before, but after going to You Tube, I had, but obviously not very often.

This song is about as good as the 60s Girl Group, Girl Songs got.

I'd never heard of her before, so had to do some research.

Going to You Tube, the person who posted the song said: "Here is the wonderful 1964 hiy 'Party Girl' by the lovely and talented Bernadette Carroll.  It went to #47 on the national Billboard charts and in Miami zoomed all the way to #8."  And, they noted that she has a website.  I went to the website and found it connected to the New Jersey sound, which is really big now thanks to that great Clint Eastwood movie "Jersey Boys."

It is at www.jerseygirlssing.com.

"I Wanna Be a.Party, Party Girl.  Have Lots of Fun, Al Around, Around the World."  --Roaddog


NOT YOUR USUAL FLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Ever notice how people generally pay little or no attention to airplane announcements.  But, if they are said like this, People Listen.  "As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings.  Anything left beghind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants.  Please do not leave children or spouses."