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The Capris was an American doo wop group who had a one-hit wonder in 1961 with "There's a Moon Out Tonight." They experienced a popularity and performing resurgence in the 1980s, when three members reformed and The Manhattan Transfer recorded their song, "Morse Code of Love," which reached the US Hot 100 and the U.S. AC top 20.

All of the original members were Italian Americans from the borough of Queens in New York, United States. Started by first tenor Mike Mincieli, the original group coalesced in 1958 – also including Nick Santo (Santmaria) lead baritone, second tenor Frank Reina, baritone Vinnie Narcardo, and bass John Cassese. Their name was taken from the Lincoln Capri. In 1959, they recorded two songs for Planet Records, "Indian Girl," and "There's a Moon Out Tonight." When the record sold badly, they disbanded and went their separate ways. Frederick Allen, a late night radio disc jockey continued to play their song, piquing the interest of Jerry Greene, an employee of the Times Square Record Store. Greene purchased the ma

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THE CAPRIS

Not to be confused with the Philadelphia group The Capris (which existed from 1953 till 1958), the New York Capris were a white doowop group, formed in 1957 in Queens. The original members were Nick Santos (born Nicholas Santa Maria, lead), Mike Mincelli (first tenor), Frank Reina (second tenor), Vinnie Naccarato (baritone) and John Cassese (bass). All were of Italian descent and born in 1941, except Reina, who was born in 1940.

By 1958 the group had been gaining experience at local venues. Their break came when they responded to an ad placed by two wanna-be producers. At the audition they sang Nick's original ballad "There's A Moon Out Tonight" and soon they found themselves at Bell Sound Studios cutting the song, along with an uptempo number, "Indian Girl". Released on Planet Records in the autumn of 1958, the record became an almost instant obscurity. (An original Planet pressing of the single can now fetch up to $ 1500 in collectors circles.) "There's A Moon Out Tonight" has a unique ending, chiming down from falsetto to bass instead of the other way around. Each

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The Capris (Philadelphia group)

American 1950s doo-wop group

This article is about the Philadelphia group. For other Capris groups, see Capri (disambiguation).

The Capris were a 1950s doo-wop group from Philadelphia who started out in their teens. They consisted of four males and a female. They recorded singles for the Gotham Records label. The song that they are most known for is "God Only Knows".

Background

The group started out in the early 1950s as The Uniques. They all came from the same neighborhood. Their early line-up consisted of Ruben Wright on piano, Harrison Scott on alto sax, Robert "Bobby" Smart on guitar, Gus Crawford on drums and a bass player called Jerome, together with a male singer whose name has now been lost to time.^[1] Later, as The Capris, they were a male vocal quintet, originally comprising Ruben Wright, Charlie Stroud, Eddie Warner, Harrison Scott and Bobby Smart.^[2] At that time the ages of the members of the group ranged from 15 to 16. After Charlie Stroud departed, they carried on for a little while as a quartet,