Musician. A native of New York, New York, he began his music career as a member of the musical group, 'Three Chuckles,' along with Tommy Romano and Russ Gilberto. They recorded the songs , 'At Last You Understand,' ' Runaround,' 'Foolishly,' 'If You Should Love Again,' 'So Long,' 'You Should Have Told Me,' 'Blue Lover,' 'Realize,' 'Two Times, I Love You,' 'Still Thinking Of You,' 'Anyway,' 'The Funny Little Things We Used To Do,' 'Tell Me (That Your Love Is For Me),' 'And The Angels Sing,' 'Gypsy In My Soul,' 'Were Still Holding Hands,' 'Midnight Till Dawn,' and 'Were Gonna Rock Tonight,' all between 1954 and 1956. In 1957 Randazzo left the group to pursue a solo career and released songs such as, 'Little Serenade,' 'Next Stop Paradise,' 'Cotton Fields,' 'Dance To The Locomotion,' and 'The Way Of A Clown,' in 1960 which was a Top 50 hit. He later released the albums, "I'm Confessin," "Teddy Randazzo Twist," (1962), "Journey To Love," (1963), "Big Wide World," (1963), and Were Gonna Rock Tonight" (1988), all recorded on the ABC Record Label, Buddah Record Label, Paramount Record Label, VIK Record Label, and the Colpix Record Label. He later joined Don Costa's DCP Company and became a music producer, arranger, associate producer, and conductor, working with the likes of Paul Anka, Arif Mardin, The Manhattans, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Frank Sinatra, and The Royalettes, among many others. He continued his recording and songwriting career until he passed away in November 2003 at the age of 68.
Musician. A native of New York, New York, he began his music career as a member of the musical group, 'Three Chuckles,' along with Tommy Romano and Russ Gilberto. They recorded the songs , 'At Last You Understand,' ' Runaround,' 'Foolishly,' 'If You Should Love Again,' 'So Long,' 'You Should Have Told Me,' 'Blue Lover,' 'Realize,' 'Two Times, I Love You,' 'Still Thinking Of You,' 'Anyway,' 'The Funny Little Things We Used To Do,' 'Tell Me (That Your Love Is For Me),' 'And The Angels Sing,' 'Gypsy In My Soul,' 'Were Still Holding Hands,' 'Midnight Till Dawn,' and 'Were Gonna Rock Tonight,' all between 1954 and 1956. In 1957 Randazzo left the group to pursue a solo career and released songs such as, 'Little Serenade,' 'Next Stop Paradise,' 'Cotton Fields,' 'Dance To The Locomotion,' and 'The Way Of A Clown,' in 1960 which was a Top 50 hit. He later released the albums, "I'm Confessin," "Teddy Randazzo Twist," (1962), "Journey To Love," (1963), "Big Wide World," (1963), and Were Gonna Rock Tonight" (1988), all recorded on the ABC Record Label, Buddah Record Label, Paramount Record Label, VIK Record Label, and the Colpix Record Label. He later joined Don Costa's DCP Company and became a music producer, arranger, associate producer, and conductor, working with the likes of Paul Anka, Arif Mardin, The Manhattans, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Frank Sinatra, and The Royalettes, among many others. He continued his recording and songwriting career until he passed away in November 2003 at the age of 68.
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