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The Addrisi Brothers were an American pop duo from Winthrop, Massachusetts. The brothers themselves were Donald Addrisi (December 14, 1938 - November 13, 1984)[1] and Richard Addrisi, known as Dick (born July 4, 1941).
Both Don and Dick played parts in their family's acrobatic group, The Flying Addrisis. In the 1950s, they got in touch with Lenny Bruce about starting a singing career, and moved to California.[2] They auditioned for parts on the Mickey Mouse Club but were rejected; however, they signed to Del-Fi Records soon after, and recorded several singles. Aside from the modest chart hit "Cherrystone" (1959), these were not successes, and further releases from Imperial Records and Warner Bros. Records fared no better, so the pair began working more as songwriters.
Their biggest success as a songwriting duo was with "Never My Love", a hit for The Association. In the 1970s they also charted several more hit singles of their own. They composed the theme music for the television program, Nanny and the Professor. They worked together until Don Addrisi died from pancreatic cancer in 1984.[2]
Contents
Discography
Albums
- We've Got to Get it On Again (Columbia Records, 1972) U.S. #137[3]
- Addrisi Brothers (Buddah Records, 1977) U.S. #118[3]
- Ghost Dancer (Scotti Brothers Records / Atlantic Records, 1979)
Singles
- "I'll Be True" / "Everybody Happy" (1958) Brad Label
- "Cherrystone" (1959) U.S. #62[4]
- "We've Got to Get it On Again" b/w "You Make It All Worthwhile" (1972) U.S. #25
- "Does She Do it Like She Dances" (1977) U.S. #74
- "Never My Love" (1977) U.S. #80
- "Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On" (1977) U.S. #20
- "As Long As The Music Keeps Playing" (1979) (12" Promo)
- "Ghost Dancer" (1979) UK #57[1]
References
External links
Categories:- Musical duos
- American pop music groups
- Imperial Records artists
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