1) Rat Race Chior - the guitar player, Bob Mayo went on to play guitar/keyboards with Peter Frampton and played on Frampton's mega-seller album "Frampton Comes Alive." Bob recently passed away.

2) The Good Rats - put out 4 albums and had a fairly successful hit with "City Liners"; a song about riding the subway from the Bronx down into Manhattan. They're now based out of Long Island.

i am not usre if it is okay to post a website for people to refer to if they like. but you might enjoy http://www.hitsofyesteryear.com and of course he is from the bronx

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Bob Mayo went on to play guitar/keyboards with Peter Frampton and played on Frampton's mega-seller album "Frampton Comes Alive." Bob recently passed away.

I really enjoyed listening to Bob Mayo and saw him 2 years ago here in Red Bank, NJ. Does Bob originally come from the Bronx, and if does where?

Bob came from the North Bronx just adjacent to Mount Vernon.

WHO COULD FORGET "THE RASCALS" WITH FELIX CAVALLERE!! THEY USE TO PLAY UP AT "THE FACTORY" UP ON E.241ST & WHITE PLAINS RD. WHICH WAS ALSO "THE FANTASY EAST" AT ONE TIME. TAKE CARE!!

Rat Race Choir - wow, a blast from the past. Paul Magnan was the bass player. We went to Mt. St. Michael together then Fordham Prep. His band played at our "mixers"...remember "mixers"? Last I saw Paul he had taken over the family business in Westchester....a good guy for sure.

Yes the good old hangouts back then.The Beat Goes East on Morris Park Ave,The Hollowleg on Tremont Ave,The Castle Keep on Tremont Ave,There was a Place on Eastchester Rd I think It was called DEMINICO'S where all the Bronx groups used to play.DA BRONX had great groups,The Vanilla Fudge,Good Rats,Mountain Kiss.There was many that came out of DA BRONX.If i'm right Felix Cavallere is from DA BRONX,But Dave & Eddie Brigati who formed the group are from N.J..My fav.from the GOOD RATS was I JUST FOUND ME A LADY great song.I still have all my albums and still buy them.I have thousands of them & still play them.Yes that was REAL MUSIC!.Enjoy GOOD BLESS

great music, great bands, great places to go for a listen. We used to go up to New Rochelle towards the end of the 70's for good music. The Rising Sun. Used to go to listen to Crosswinds. Crystal Ship, etc.