Song:Darling Lorraine
Album:The Doo Wop Box II
Here is yet another obscure doo wop classic from Rhino's 4CD Doo Wop Box II. The Knockouts are not to be confused with the 80s pop group Franke & The Knockouts. Both were from New Jersey. Darling Lorraine was a regional hit in the Northeast US and reached #46 on the pop singles chart. They had a few singles on Shad Records and then disappeared. It appears that the leader and primary songwriter of the group was Eddie Parente. He's still around. I would describe him as a pseudo jazz violinist. Bobby D'Andrea is the lead singer and he's still around as a member of a musical comedy duo called Andre & Cirell. He seems to lead reunion versions of The Knockouts. Other members were Rosemary Gallagher & Bobby Collada AKA Pierre LaSalle. Apparently he died in 1969. The confusion with the 80s group makes it very difficult to find any info about The Knockouts. Here's a video for Darling Lorraine by The Knockouts.
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