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The Duprees is tagged as: doo wop, 60s, pop, oldies, rock

The Duprees are a doo-wop group which had a series of hits during the early 1960s.
The group was founded in the early 1960s in Jersey City, New Jersey by Michael Arnone, Joe Santollo, John Salvato, Tom Bialoglow, and lead singer Joey Canzano (later known as Joey Vann). George Paxton, a former big band leader was impressed by the group’s style and signed them to his Coed Records label. Their first single “You Belong to Me” had previously been a hit for Jo Stafford in 1952. The Duprees’ version was given a big band backing by Paxton and reached the US top ten in 1962.|The band had more top 40 hits in the next few years. “My Own True Love” was a vocal adaptation of “Tara’s Theme” from the soundtrack of Gone with the Wind and became the group’s second hit. “Have You Heard” and “Why Don’t You Believe Me” also reached the Top 40 charts and, like “You Belong to Me,” were originally early ’50s female vocal hits (Joni James, in this case). The band became known for mixing doo-wop vocals with big band arrangements. Tom Bialoglow left in 1963. Mike Kelly, who had recorded on the group’s original demos for George Paxton, replaced Joey Vann as lead vocalist in 1964.|Despite bec...
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Top 10 The Duprees Songs
You Belong To Me
My Own True Love
Have You Heard
Goodnight My Love/the Duprees
Why Don't You Believe Me
Take Me as I Am
Goodnight My Love
Check Yourself
I Wish I Could Believe You
The Christmas Song
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Top 10 The Duprees Albums
You Belong to Me
All-Time Greatest Hits
The Best Of The Duprees
The Duprees: The Heritage Years
Best of the Duprees
Their Complete Coed Masters
Greatest Hits
The Duprees - Their Very Best
Duprees - All-Time Greatest Hits
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