The Greg Rini Show with another wonderful edition of "People You Know Or Should Know"! Greg interviews a Rock & Roll legend, Mr. Dave Brigati! If you love the music of the "Hi Fives", Joey Dee & the Starliters and "The Rascals"
According to Wikipedia: Brigati was born in Passaic, New Jersey and raised in Garfield, New Jersey.
Brigati got his musical start as the lead singer of a doo-wop group known as the Hi-Fives. In 1958, the group recorded a number of songs on the Decca label. One of those recordings, "Dorothy", became a regional hit in the New York City/Philadelphia region. While with the Hi-Fives, Brigati began collaborating with Joseph DiNicola (known professionally as Joey Dee) of nearby Passaic, New Jersey,[1] who sang back-up on a few of the Hi-Five recordings.
In late 1958, Dee recruited Brigati (after a gig at Garfield High School) to join his group the Starliters. Brigati became a lead singer with the group and his lead vocals can be heard on their first single release entitled "Face of An Angel".[2] In 1960, the Starliters became the house band for New York City's Peppermint Lounge. The 45th Street lounge was the inspiration for the Starliters hit "Peppermint Twist" and the group gained international fame.
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