- The Happenings
:"This page refers to "The Happenings" music band. For other uses, see
Happenings .".The Happenings was a
pop music group that originated in the 1960s. The group's major hits were "See You In September " (1966), which was originally recorded by the Tempos in 1959; acover version of theGeorge Gershwin /Ira Gershwin song , "I Got Rhythm " (1967), updated for the nascent pop/rock era; and "Hare Krishna," a cover version of a song from the musical "Hair" (1969). The group's "See You In September" and "I've Got Rhythm" were on the "Billboard " Hot 100 Singles charts for 14 weeks in 1966 and '67, respectively, and both peaked at number 3. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?keyword=%22see+you+in+september%22&x=0&y=0&exposeNavigation=true&an=bbcom "See You in September"] , "Billboard ". AccessedOctober 3 ,2007 .]Members of the original group, created in 1965, all hailed from Paterson,
New Jersey and consisted of Bob Miranda,David Libert , Tom Giuliano and Ralph DiVito. In 1968, DiVito was replaced by Bernie LaPorta. The band continued in this present configuration, performing mostly at colleges and universities until 1970, when Libert left the band to pursue other endeavors within themusic industry . Libert went on to manage various bands, including George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic ,Living Colour ,Brian Auger ,Vanilla Fudge ,The Runaways (Cherie Currie ,Joan Jett ,Lita Ford ),Mother's Finest and Evelyn "Champagne" King.The band still exists and continues to perform with lead singer Miranda, the only remaining original member.
Bernie LaPorta was a high-school music teacher in the North Arlington Middle School until the middle of the 2006-2007 school year, when he retired from his position.
Trivia
Following the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks , "See You In September" was listed in a memo containing 150 songs thatradio conglomerateClear Channel Communications ordered to be pulled from the airwaves - despite the fact that the song is about two lovers saying goodbye for the summer, and has nothing to do withterrorism .References
External links
* [http://www.thehappenings.com/ The Happenings' official web site]
* [http://www.bobmiranda.com/index.html Bob Miranda's official web site]
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