thumb|200px|The group in 1960.
The Gaylords were an American vocal pop trio, consisting of Ronald L. Fredianelli (June 12, 1930 – January 25, 2004), Bonaldo "Burt" Bonaldi (July 6, 1926 – May 10, 2017),
Formation
Fredianelli, Bonaldi and Rea were all born in Detroit, Michigan. Together they formed the Gaylords (originally The Gay Lords) in Detroit in 1949. The group's name was decided upon after a chance encounter with Marcus Wren.
Career
In the 1950s the group had a number of Italian-flavored hits on the Mercury Records label, often consisting of a song partly sung in Italian and partly in English. Their most successful release was "Tell Me You're Mine", which had sold over one million copies by 1958. "Tell Me You're Mine" reached #3 on the US chart.
Donald "Don" Rea, keyboardist for The Gaylords, died in Reno, Nevada, on June 30, 2017, after a short battle with cancer, at age 88. Bill Christ, the last surviving member of the group, died on October 30, 2017, at the age of 87.
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| 1952
| "Tell Me You're Mine"
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| rowspan="4"| 1953
| "Spinning a Web"
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| "Ramona"
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| "The Strings of My Heart"
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| "Mama-Papa Polka"
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| rowspan="10"| 1954
| "From the Vine Came the Grape"
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| "Cuddle Me"<small>(Ronnie Gaylord, solo)</small>
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| "Isle of Capri"
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| "Love I You (You I Love)"
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| "Wow!"<small>(Ronnie Gaylord, solo)</small>
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| "The Little Shoemaker"
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| "Mecque, Mecque"
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| "I'm No Gonna Say"<small>(Ronnie Gaylord, solo)</small>
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| "Veni-Vidi-Vici"
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| "Pupalina"
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| rowspan="2"| 1955
| "Chow Mein"
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| "No Arms Can Ever Hold You"
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| rowspan="2"| 1958
| "Ma Ma Ma Marie"
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| "Flamingo L'Amore"
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| 1976
| "Eh! Cumpari"<small>(Gaylord & Holiday)</small>
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References
External links
- Interview with Original Member, Burt Holiday, August 2012
- Official website
- The Interlude Era page