The Earls are one of the great New York City doo-*** success stories. Formed out of the Bronx, and discovered singing on the street corner in front of subway station, the Earls took the original black doo-*** street corner harmony sound, and refined and expanded it for new audiences.

Larry Chance was the driving force behind the group's formation and success. Larry grew up in Philadelphia and attended high school with the likes of Chubby Checker, Frankie Avalon, and Danny Rapp of Danny and the Juniors. But it wasn't until 1957 that he moved with his parents to the Bronx after high school that Larry's career in doo-*** took off.

Larry formed a group at the Tecumsa Social Club known as the Hi-Hatters. The group was Larry, Bob Del Din, Eddie Harder, Larry Palumbo and John Wray. In the fall of 1959 they were singing in front of a subway station when Johnny Powers, who had a fledging record label by the name of Rome, heard them. Powers took them into the studio in the fall of 1959. The Earls paid their own money to cut four tracks as the Hi-Hatters.

About this same time, Larry took the name the Earls at random out of a dictionary. Later, in 1960, the Earls lost their original member Larry Palumbo in an army skydiving accident.

In 1961, Rome released the Earls' first record – Life is But a Dream (Rome 101 – 1961) b/w Lost Love (and later released with Whoever You Are as the B side - the first version is a collectors' item, now worth around $150) with Larry doing some great lead work. The group then found itself in the big time performing with Murray the K and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show. They released another record that year - Looking For My Baby (Rome 102) b/w Cross My Heart – another great uptempo boppin number. The Earls were starting to break new ground for doo-*** taking the black doo-*** roots and transforming them into a newer sound. This is very evident on these two records.

In 1962, the group hooked up with Stan Vincent and recorded the record they are most remembered for, Remember Then for Old Town Records (Old Town 1130) b/w Let's Waddle – this was a hit, #24 on the Billboard Pop Music charts by early ’63. Larry co-wrote the group’s next record Never b/w I Keep A-Tellin You (Old Town 1133 – 1963). The group scored another hit in 1963 on Old Town with Eyes b/w Look My Way (Old Town 1141 – 1963). Later, a demo cut called I Believe was released (Old Town 1149 – 1963) b/w Don’t Forget without the grouping knowing about it ahead of time.

Larry Chance later went on for a brief solo stint recording a record for Barry called Let Them Talk. Larry went back with the Earls who at the time had two new members – Bob Moricco and Ronnie Calabrese. The group actually started playing their own instruments and in 1967 recorded If I Could Do It Over b/w Papa for Mr. G Records (Mr. G 801 – 1967) and a track for ABC Records called Its Been a Long Time Coming b/w Mr. Lonely (ABC 11109 – 1967).

The group continued performing into the 70’s and in 1977 they released the track Tonight. In 1983, the group’s personnel were Larry Chance, Ronnie Calabrese, Colon Rello, Bobby Tribuzio and Butch Barbella and they recorded Larry Chance and the Earls – Today.

Members
Larry Chance
Bobby Tribuzzio
T. J.Butch Barbella
Former members
Jack Wray
Eddie Harder
Bobby Del-Din
Larry Palumbo (↑-1959)
Ronnie Calabrese
Art Loria
Bobby Coleman
Chris Cassone
Chuck Merizo
George Tuzzeo

One of the best Bronx D00 W00P groups of all time. Be there or be square!

http://www.larrychanceandtheearls.com

I agree that Larry Chance and the Earls are a very good singing group, I have seen him in concert many times, he puts his heart and soul into everything that he does. I especially enjoy his song "I Believe". I give all the groups that are still doing concerts all the credit in the world, night after night, week after week, singing over and over again, because thats what the people want to hear. Larry Chance is up there along with Johnny Maestro, The Legends of Doo***, Earl Lewis and the Channels, The Cleftones (who I will see in a couple of days) and the many other groups.

I'a likea the doo***pers too, used toa bea that Dion woulda comea to the neighborhooda and singa song.....Here's my story its sad but true about a girl that I once knew she took my love then ran around, with every single guy in town
hep, hep, ohhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, laa laa laa....yesa poor Runaround Sue, she don'ta know whata to do.....Diona now getting to be a oldera man, graya hair and a little puggy tuma tum......butta he cana stilla singa.

Hey Cathy, Why don't you drop the act. It's not very becoming.

Holy Meataballs, Itsa me Tony Pepperoni, I'ma not this Cathy or anyone elsea, Ia coma here from Sicily on 1960, Ia makea the bestta pizza South of Canoli, yepa thatsa me Tony Pepperoni
eh, you knowa this singera Diona too? Hea nicea Italian boya froma the Bronx.

We are going to see Larry Chance and the Earls, with Charile Thomas and the Drifters The Tokens,The Cascades,The Safaris among many other big time groups. Watching these legends perform, taking us back in time down memory lane when life was simpler then in Hauppauge Long Island Ny on April 6 for an afternoon of fun!

Be there or be square!

"Life is but a dream, its what you make it......"

"Will you take part in, my life, my love, that is my, dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeammmmmmm"....."wooooooo"

Another great doo w o p song, "Life Is But A Dream",1955 by Willie Winfield and the Harptones the "B" side was "You Know Your Doing Me Wrong".
Although "Life Is But A Dream" didn't get much play time, it did manage to get to #4 in New York and Billboard. "Life Is But A Dream" was also covered by the great Larry Chance and the Earls, years later.

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Originally posted by Jose Antonio:
Another great doo w o p song, "Life Is But A Dream",1955 by Willie Winfield and the Harptones the "B" side was "You Know Your Doing Me Wrong".
Although "Life Is But A Dream" didn't get much play time, it did manage to get to #4 in New York and Billboard. "Life Is But A Dream" was also covered by the great Larry Chance and the Earls, years later.

Life Is But A Dream by The Harptones was a slow song until Larry Chance and the Earls gave it the spunk it needed, resulting in a faster more upbeat version. One of greatest Larry Chance and the Earls songs for sure.

Hey Jose, who wrote "Sometimes"

Sometimes when I'm all alone
Feeling kind if low
You come back to cheer me up
Because you love me so
You know I'll be true
No matter what you do
Please darling
Say you'll love me too

Sometime when we're on a date
I tell myself beware
Your folks will know that we're out late
But I dont really care........


wow, what a great song to harmonize to....

quote:

Originally posted by uh_da_bronx:
Hey Jose, who wrote "Sometimes"

Sometimes when I'm all alone
Feeling kind if low
You come back to cheer me up
Because you love me so
You know I'll be true
No matter what you do
Please darling
Say you'll love me too

Sometime when we're on a date
I tell myself beware
Your folks will know that we're out late
But I dont really care........


wow, what a great song to harmonize to....

I hate answering for someone else but i could not resist.

Answer: Danny & The Juniors?

I had to stop and think and I came up with the correct title is: Sometimes (When I'm All Alone)

by:::drum roll...........Danny and the Juniors

They did At The Hop and Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay.

It was written by John and David White who also wrote "Do the Bop" which later was released as "At The Hop".

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Does anybody know what neighborhood in the bronx larry and the earls came out of?

I don't know if this will help......Larry moved to the Bronx in 1955 and now lives in upstate NY. They were at the Tecumsa Social Club in the Bronx when they were discoverd.(Arthur Ave)
Member Bob Tribuzio still lives in the Bronx 187th and Arthur Ave.

Where in the bronx did larry live?

I'm assuming around Arthur Ave, could be wrong
but as Jose said he now lives in the Catskills, upstate NY.

what was the street name on arthur avenue larry lived on ?

Someone told me Larry Chance lived near Alexanders on Fordaham Road. I'm not sure if this is true.

Did the other band members live in the bronx?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jose Antonio:
I don't know if this will help......Larry moved to the Bronx in 1955 and now lives in upstate NY. They were at the Tecumsa Social Club in the Bronx when they were discoverd.(Arthur Ave)
Member Bob Tribuzio still lives in the Bronx 187th and Arthur Ave.[/QUOTE

I'ma thinking Mr. Jose answered thatta question witha his reply, Bob Tribuzio still lives in the Bronx at 187th and Arthur Ave.