This magic moment song in movie7/24/2023 John Traynor (Jay) was filling in as lead until Phil returned to the group. Another of his groups was The Mystics, who, at that time, were minus a lead singer, Phil Cracolici, who had to drop out of the group for awhile – just after their hit record “Hushabye”. The Harbor Lites, had, like so many other white groups of that era, been managed by Jim Gribble. Cousin Brucie (Morrow), a very popular New York City Disc Jockey, liked the record and because of him, it was a minor hit. This time they were signed to a contract and their first record was “Is That Too Much To Ask”- originally on Ivy but Jaro Records purchased the master. When they thought that they were good enough they went back to his office to audition again. Linda, Gail and Richie left the group at this point and the three remaining members practiced constantly. He thought that the group was terrible and told them to go home and do a lot of practicing. One of the owners of IVY Records, Stan Feldman, also lived in that neighborhood and the Harbor Lites went to his home to audition for his label. The other members were Sydell Sherman, Gail Sherman, Linda Kahn and Richie Graff. The Harbor Lites, Sandy Yaguda, Sydell Sherman, and Kenny Vance In 1959, Kenny Vance and Sandy Yaguda were part of a vocal group called the Harbor Lites so called because they lived in Belle Harbor, New York.
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