Facts110/Title> </HEAD> <BODY background=bg5.gif TEXT="0000FF" LINK="C40000" VLINK="00BA00" ALINK="000043"> <center> <br> <TABLE BORDER="10" CELLSPACING="10" CELLPADDING="20"> <TD> <center> <h1 ALIGN=Center>Duprees</h1> <IMG SRC=duprees.gif> </center> <TD> <center> <h3>Line-up: Joey Vann (real name Canzano) (replaced by Mike Kelly in 1964) / Joe Santollo / John Salvato / Mike Arnone / Tom Bialaglow</h3> +++ Started as a neighborhood group in the early 60s, under the name of The Parisians +++ In early 1962 COED records signed them, insisting, however, on a name change +++ Their first record, "You belong to me", released in July 1962 on COED 569 under the name of The Duprees, reached no. 7 on the US charts and their biggest selling record +++ Later hits included "My own true love", "Why don't you believe me", "Have you heard" and "It's no sin" +++ In 1964 Joey Vann left the group and Mike Kelly joined them as lead singer +++ In 1965 the group signed with COLUMBIA records, with little commercial success +++ Still later, the group was also briefly known as The Italian Asphalt & Pavement Company, recording for COLOSSUS records +++ </TD></TABLE><br> </center><br> <center> <p> <b> This page hosted by <a href="/"><img src="/pictures/gc_icon.gif" border=0 align=middle></a> Get your own <a href="/">Free Home Page</a></b> <p> <address><b>Last updated September 25, 1997<br>Web Page by Hans P. Lüters<a href="mailto:hpluters@bragnet.com.br"> (hpluters@bragnet.com.br)</a><b></address></center> <p> </BODY> </HTML>