Group featured Herbie Zampini (clarinet), Danny Bridge (drums), Herman ‘Chuck’ Miller (piano, organ). The group played cocktail lounge music and traditional pop standards interspersed with humorous anecdotes and comedy routines.
Seen locally at the Carousel, Coronet Club… while traveling nationally throughout the East Coast, Florida, Midwest, and clubs in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe… Some of the club dates include standing room only in Dayton, Ohio (The Tropics), Chicago (Bud Mickelberry’s), Cleveland (The Tudor Arms), Ft. Lauderdale (Salty’s).
They released a 1955 single version of the traditional “Bill Bailey” b/w “Love Me or Leave Me Alone,” an original song written by Danny Bridge and Phillip Springer. Charlie Hudson (trumpet ex-Marveleers) later joined.
The group relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida where they continued to entertain throughout the club circuit into the 1980s.
1955 Grandview 200 Love Me or Leave Me Alone / Bill Bailey
1960(LP) Carlton 12/124 Get Ready to Applaud
196*(LP) Art 61 Fort Lauderdale–Our Kind of Town
196*(LP) Art 75 Danny & the Tunesmen …and Their Fans
