Danny & The Juniors is tagged as: rock and roll, oldies, 50s, 60s, doo wop Danny & The Juniors were a Philadelphia based quartet comprising of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Maffei and Joe Terranova. They are most widely recognized for their hit single “At the Hop,” which was released in 1957. They are sometimes erroneously stated as being an Italian-American band, however, Danny Rapp was of Irish extraction. Initially formed in 1955 as The Juvenairs, their song, “Do the Bop,” came to the attention of Dick Clark, who suggested that they rename it “At the Hop”. The song was not initially a success, but after being played on Clark’s Bandstand, it was picked up by ABC-Paramount Records, and stayed at the top of the U.S. charts for seven weeks. It went on to sell over two million copies worldwide. The song was followed by the similar sounding “Rock ‘n’ Roll Is Here To Stay,” which also made it into the Top 20. In 1960, Danny and the Juniors were signed to Dick Clark’s Swan Records label, and they released one more record, “Twistin’ USA.” It made it into the Top 40, and became their final hit single. They went on to release several more singles, but were not able to repeat their earlier successes. Dave White left the group in the early 1960s to concentrate o... Read More About Danny & The Juniors Biography...  Send Danny & The Juniors ringtones to your cell
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