The Gaylords
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The Gaylords were a singing trio, consisting of Ronald L. Fredianelli (who changed his name for performances in the mid-1950s to Ronnie Gaylord, taken from the group name), Bonaldo Bonaldi (who also, in 1976, changed his name to Burt Holiday, at which time the group became Gaylord and Holiday), and Don Rea (who had left the group by the time it became Gaylord & Holiday).
Fredianelli was born on June 12, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan. They formed the Gaylords (originally The Gay Lords) in Detroit in 1949.
In the 1950s the group had a number of Italian-flavored hits on the charts, often consisting of a song partly sung in Italian and partly in English.
As Gaylord and Holiday, the two remaining members of the group continued to perform until 2003.
Fredianelli died on January 25, 2004 in Reno, Nevada. Bonaldi is still alive.
The official website can be viewed here: http://www.thegaylords.com
Hit songs
- "From the Vine Came the Grape" (1954, also a hit for The Hilltoppers)
- "Isle of Capri" (1954)
- "Little Shoemaker" (1954)
- "Ramona" (1953)
- "The Strings of My Heart" (1954)
- "Tell Me You're Mine" (1953: the first of the Gaylords' hits)