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| + | "The Skyliners are an American doo-wop group from Pittsburgh fronted by Jimmy Beaumont. The original lineup also included Wally Lester, Jack Taylor, Joe Verscharen, and Janet Vogel. While this quintet constituted the formal group of vocalists, they were backed by a variety of Pittsburgh musicians including Joe Dalu, a drummer from Pittsburgh's Manchester neighborhood who also played with local favorites Ray and The Furys (COED Label, 1959). The Skyliners were best known for their 1958 hit "Since I Don't Have You." Popular covers by Trini Lopez, Chuck Jackson, Don McLean, Guns N' Roses, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Ronnie Milsap, and Buckaroo Banzai have helped keep the song in the public consciousness. They also hit the Top 40 with "This I Swear" and "Pennies From Heaven." Other classics include "It Happened Today"(1959), "Close Your Eyes" (1961), and "Comes Love" (1962). The original group dissolved in 1963 but reunited 11 years later (without Jack Taylor) for what would become their last charted record, "Where Have They Gone?"" | ||
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| + | "Beaumont still performs with The Skyliners in their current lineup of Nick Pociask, Dick Muse, and Donna Groom (whose husband, Mark Groom, has been the group's drummer/conductor for more than 25 years). Two of the original members have died; Janet Vogel (suicide) in 1980 and Joe Verscharen of cancer in 2007." | ||
'''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners Wikipedia Link to The Skyliners]''' | '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skyliners Wikipedia Link to The Skyliners]''' | ||
| − | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPxh0yXqJ0 Youtube video of Janet Vogel Rapp] of the [[Skyliners]]. | + | |
| + | '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPxh0yXqJ0 Youtube video of Janet Vogel Rapp] of the [[Skyliners]].''' | ||
'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssKBhW2CIjM&NR=1 Youtube video of Janet Vogel of The Skyliners - Another Night Alone (1963)]''' | '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssKBhW2CIjM&NR=1 Youtube video of Janet Vogel of The Skyliners - Another Night Alone (1963)]''' | ||
'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPxh0yXqJ0&feature=related Youtube video tribute to Janet Vogel Rapp]''' | '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPxh0yXqJ0&feature=related Youtube video tribute to Janet Vogel Rapp]''' | ||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 14 June 2010
Janet Vogel Rapp is the female vocalist of the 1950's group "The Skyliners." She died from suicide in 1980.
This from Wikipedia.org
"The Skyliners are an American doo-wop group from Pittsburgh fronted by Jimmy Beaumont. The original lineup also included Wally Lester, Jack Taylor, Joe Verscharen, and Janet Vogel. While this quintet constituted the formal group of vocalists, they were backed by a variety of Pittsburgh musicians including Joe Dalu, a drummer from Pittsburgh's Manchester neighborhood who also played with local favorites Ray and The Furys (COED Label, 1959). The Skyliners were best known for their 1958 hit "Since I Don't Have You." Popular covers by Trini Lopez, Chuck Jackson, Don McLean, Guns N' Roses, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Ronnie Milsap, and Buckaroo Banzai have helped keep the song in the public consciousness. They also hit the Top 40 with "This I Swear" and "Pennies From Heaven." Other classics include "It Happened Today"(1959), "Close Your Eyes" (1961), and "Comes Love" (1962). The original group dissolved in 1963 but reunited 11 years later (without Jack Taylor) for what would become their last charted record, "Where Have They Gone?""
"Beaumont still performs with The Skyliners in their current lineup of Nick Pociask, Dick Muse, and Donna Groom (whose husband, Mark Groom, has been the group's drummer/conductor for more than 25 years). Two of the original members have died; Janet Vogel (suicide) in 1980 and Joe Verscharen of cancer in 2007."
Wikipedia Link to The Skyliners
Youtube video of Janet Vogel Rapp of the Skyliners.
Youtube video of Janet Vogel of The Skyliners - Another Night Alone (1963)
