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*•HARMONY WITHOUT DISCORDSIMusic(Another In » nerie* on Chester’* prominent musicians. who have brought entertainment recognition tothe city.)By BILL KAGLERy yrvfiThe store has a motto: “If it’s music, it’s Caruso’s.And its operators practice what they preach.Take a look at the record:The orchestras of Benny Goodman, Ray Anthony, Shep Fields, Tony Pastor, Ralph Marterie and Johnnie (Scat) Davis have included, at one time or another, Caruso talent.—Orchestra personnel for the summer season at Brandywine Music Circus have for the past four years been hired by a Caruso.—The Four Aces and singer A1 Alberts have benefited from the musical advice and direction of a Caruso.—Over 400 young musicians nowlearn the fundamentals at the Caruso studios.—Pop singers Patti Page and Dorothy Collins have been backed by the soft brushes and staccato stick work of a Caruso drummer.And so on.delphia’s Latin Casino for a short stand before retiring to Florida for the winter. Last year, he played at the Eden Roc in Miami Beach. Symbolic of his prominence in the field was an invitation to play at the disc jockies’ convention this spring. The invita-n roli saw group fednoi-F A MILIAR NAMEThe Caruso name is a familiar one to Chester residents. Since Anthony Caruso opened the music store on 7th st. in 1925, he and his sons have posted one entertainment achievement after another. Today, although their father is retired, the Caruso Brothers continue the musical legend — individually, and as a group.Take Hank, for instance. The si youngest of the five, he is spending this summer as drummer at the Bolero in Wildwood, N.J. During the recent appearance of A1 Alberts, he came under the baton pf his brothef, Marty, who is Alberts’ musical director.After the summer season ends,Hank will cart his drvuos to Phila-yi-\tion arrived after he had returned,six-week tour of military installa-!been active in the popular music to Chester. His flight expenses to tioas m Europe. Bandleader Ray field only, turned to rock Florida were paid so that he! Anthony contacted Hank and ask- recently. As a result, a could be on hand for but one |ed him to rejoin the aggregation, j which he has been coaching foi night of playing, a tribute to his Recovering from a kidney ailment four months — The Channels— brand of drumming. I picked up while on tour, Hank this month became the first rockAnother compliment came last,had to decline the offer. i n roll group signed to a contractyear, after he returned from a Marty, who up until now had by Mercury Records. iThe Channels’ first record■ procenAwillJartivt bee arr da\ occ perTcatmilsta»»iJFIVE OF A KIND—Endowed with a Kay Anthony, Ralph Marterie, Shepmusical heritage by their father, An- Fields and Tony Pastor. Each is a quali-thony, the Caruso Brothers (left to fied performer in his own right, and asright: Vince, Larry, Tony, Jr., Hank and an orchestra, they have played for num-Marty) have added luster to the family erous Chester social functions. Today, name, individually and as a unit. Their the store their father founded in 1925names have graced the personnel rosters is still in operation. Its music studiosof such famous bands as those led by serve over 400 students.- —* ^ 4 Mr urn, —• V tohri*Jungle Lights” backed by “Lonely” — will be released in a week or so. Cut a month ago, it was sent to a number of recording companies for screening Mercury liked it, and immediately signed the group. The Channels arc 1 Charles Toole, Francis Ciliborti. Charles Reynolds, James Liott and Gene DiGenerio, all from the Chester area.Marty, who was conductor forthe Four Aces for about four years and is still musical director for Alberts, now a single, views his swerve into the rock ’n roll field4realistically. “Rock ’n roll recordswill be around for a long time, and I’m joining the gang.”Vince, however, remains in the limelight of show music. For the past four years, he has hired orchestra members at Brandy w me j Music Circus in addition to play-1ing there. A former vaudeville per-! former (he toured the Keith and! Pantages circuits when he was only nine), he spends the daylight hours at the Caruso studio as an i instructor,j The store operation is supervised in the mam by Larry. After over a decade of association with a Chester vending concern, he joined his brothers several years ago when the remodeled store was opened. Since that time, he too has returned to music and playsregularly with the family orchestra.Tony Jr., who played with Tony Pastor and Ralph Marterie after completing Army serivce, is nowan ubttueto* at the store.
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Chester Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jul 22, 1959
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