Artist:Danny & The JuniorsSong:At The Hop
Album:Golden Classics Edition
At The Hop was one of the biggest hits of 1958 and I guess today it's memorable as 50s revival group Sha Na Na's theme song. But Danny & The Juniors were a pretty good doo wop group and they were very fortunate. They were from Philadelphia. Danny Rapp was lead singer. Dave White was first tenor and songwriter. Frank Maffei was second tenor and Joe Terranova was bass. They began in 1955 as The Juvenairs. Rapp was lead singer and choreographer. White wrote the songs. While playing local gigs, businessman John Madara spotted them and contacted Singular Records owner Artie Singer. Singer liked one of White's songs called Do The Bop but changed the title. Singer took the song to Dick Clark and Danny & The Juniors wound up performing the song on American Bandstand. Singer couldn't keep up with the demand and leased it to ABC-Paramount. At The Hop was number one for seven weeks. The follow up Rock & Roll Is Here to Stay was a top 20 hit. They charted a couple more times and recorded until 1963. This Collectibles comp has all their hits. Dave White had success as a songwriter. He wrote You Don't Own Me for Lesley Gore and 1-2-3 for Len Barry. He had a group called The Spokesmen and recorded a solo album in 1971. Danny Rapp committed suicide in 1983. Frank Maffei continues to lead Danny & The Juniors today. Here's Danny & The Juniors performing At The Hop in the 1958 film Let's Rock.
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