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BERNADETTE CARROLL - "Party Girl"
In Linden, NJ in 1959, Bernadette joined
with sisters Barbara and Jiggs Allbut and Lynda Malzone to form a group called
The Starlets. Their first recording, on the Astro label, was "PS I Love
You." After
The Starlets disbanded, Bernadette made her
first solo recording for the Julia label, "My Heart Stood Still." She then
joined with Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi of The Four
Seasons to record the song "Nicky," written by Massi and Bob
Gaudio, which was Bernadette's first single for the Laurie label. Bernadette's second Laurie single was "Party Girl," which
was produced and co-written by Ernie Maresca. That recording became a national
hit. In the 60's,
Bernadette teamed up with Denise Ferri and Peggy Santiglia to do be back-up
singers for Connie Francis, Patty Duke, Bobby Hebb and Frankie Valli (one of
which is featured in the hit musical Jersey Boys). The trio backed
up for Lou Christie's #1 "Lightning Strikes" and the follow-up "Rhapsody in the
Rain." In 1968, Bernadette
became the lead singer of The Angels and recorded four
sides for RCA Records, including "The Boy With The Green Eeys," written by Neil
Diamond. She toured with them for one year.
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