VOCALISTS: LITTLE ISIDORE, JOHNNY STACCATO JR., JULIUS LaROSA PARKS, JOHNNY "MOLTEN" MILTON & Hollywood sexpot KITTEN KABOODLE.
INSTRUMENTALISTS: BUD ABBOTT, JR. on drums, ROCKIN' SHMULIE on piano, DANNY THOMAS BEGELMAN on guitar, JIM "PATSY" KLEIN on guitar,
PLOTZ PLOTKIN on bass and MOE DIGLIANI on sax.
Influences
Little Richard, Jack "Specs" Nitzsche, Nat "King" Cole, Chuck "Dingle" Berry, Dolores "Dollface" Zuckerman, The Charts, Perry Como, The Pearls, Brenda Lee, The Nightingales, The Scarfonics, Ronnie I., Fulgencio Battista, Richard Barrett, Jerry Blavat, The Teen Queens, Felix Hernandez, Bob Porter, Eddie Pardocci, Bruce Morrow, Pookie Hudson, Little Anthony and the Imperialists, Judge Crater, The Del Satans, Don K. Reed, Titchfield, Little Esther, Thomas Wayne, The Sebring Sisters, Abner Spector, Bobby Darin, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Miss Toni Fisher, The Dionne Quintuplets, Rick McCaffrey, Billy Stewart, Norm N. Nite, Fats Domino, Gene and Eunice, Jesse Belvin, Ken Held, The Brigati Brothers, Harold Melvin, Garth Hudson, Harvey Holiday, The Moist Towelettes, The Incontinentals...oh, by the way, Larry Williams says hello!
Sounds Like
The Heartbeats, The Du Mauriers, The Charts, The Shields, The Kodaks, The Scarfonics, The Incontinentals, Jack Scott.
NEWS FLASH!!! ONLY THIS TIME I MEAN IT! "MAN ON WIRE," FEATURING LITTLE ISIDORE'S OTHER SELF, DAVID FORMAN, JUST WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY. CHRONICLING PHILLIP PETIT'S 1974 HIGH WIRE BETWEEN THE TOWERS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER, THE FILM PLAYS IT LIKE THE HEIST CAPER IT WAS, REPLETE WITH ODDBALL CONSPIRITORS, MURPHY'S INEXORABLE LAW AND MUCH MUCH MORE, INCLUDING A SONG PERFORMED BY YOURS TRULY (IN MUFTI).
IN A SOMEWHAT MORE MUNDANE VEIN, THE EIGHTH INSTALLMENT OF LITTLE ISIDORE AND HIS FLUFFY INQUISITORS' FULL-LENGTH FEATURE, "THE TRUTH ABOUT ROCK AND ROLL" HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE.COM/LITTLE ISIDORE - just in time to LOVE YOU UP! And THE KATE WINSLET - LEONARDO DI CAPRIO OSCAR NOMINATED "REVOLUTIONARY ROAD" IS OPEN, FEATURING MIND-NUMBING LEAD VOCALS BY NONE OTHER THAN YOUR OWN LITTLE LOVE MONKEY, LITTLE ISIDORE HIMSELF.
Widely acknowledged among industry cogniscenti as the absolute, indisputable leading creator and progenitor of original group harmony rock and roll, LITTLE ISIDORE is a veritable songwriting machine; rocking, funny, soulful and possessed of an preter-encyclopedic knowledge of this beautiful disappearing musical idiom. Sharing throat-throbbing vocals with his sister/girlfriend LITTLE ISABEL, JOHNNY STACCATO JR., GARLAND "BUZZ" BUZZARD JR. (the son of Judy Garland and Woody Woodpecker's archnemesis Buzz Buzzard,) and "MOLTEN" JOHNNY MILTON (who penned the British Invasion classic "ON HIS BLINDNESS") on bass vocals, LITTLE ISIDORE creates rock and roll so intense that on two separate occasions his heart has seen fit to stop on stage, what we call a me-o-myo-cardial infarction. Five stents later, (don't worry, three of them are just publicity stents,) his formerly chocolate pudding blood is coursing kerosene-like through that adorable corpus to the relief and joy of all.
As a result of his great good fortune, LITTLE ISIDORE petitioned the Supreme Courts of the States of New Jersey, New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Chancellor of the Exchecquer of The Cayman Islands to legally change his name to LITTLE LIPITOR. Unfortunately, that name was taken, so he went to his second choice, YIDDL LIPITOR.
Unknown to all but a very interested few, LITTLE ISIDORE cut off his trademark top-of-the-head-ponytail on September 10, 2001, a precient sacrifice, to be sure, given the following day's somewhat more infamous events. Turned down by the USMC for spurious medical reasons, (two holes in his heart, recorded in the prestigious Journal of American Medicine as Pignose Heart) LITTLE ISIDORE nonetheless managed (through connections in the United States House of Representatives) to secure a commission in the US Coast Guard, and was promptly assigned to Thule, Greenland on terrorist watch. He is now in the agonizing process of growing the ponytail back. It should be good by this time next year. In the meantime, he's doing a do-rag thing, and it's quite appealing in and of itself, if we do say so!
Little Isidore's bosom buddy, the Hollywood film star (see "MAN ON WIRE" playing now at a theater near you) David Forman (he who has famously said, "...if Little Isidore didn't exist, he'd have to be invented,") has once again put his money where his piehole is, ostentatously bankrolling another dubious venture into the viscous soft underworld of blues and rhythm shows, fly-by-night recording studios and "premium" incentive merchandising. New shows, new songs, new costumes direct from the Orient, new records and fabulous new fashion tees will be hitting the market in the imminent future, along with a special something for you gals, the all-new "MY LITTLE ISIDORE PAPER DOLL CUTOUTS" collection. Now you can play dress-up anytime with Jolly Green Little Isidore, Belmont Park Little Isidore, Cowboy Little Isidore, Minstrel Little Isidore, Duke Snider Little Isidore, Mahatma Gandhi Little Isidore, Tropical Worsted Little Isidore and all the other groovy Fashion Little Isidores. Collect them all! And, as if that isn't enough, the little guy has a BRAND NEW SLOGAN: 4 REAL ROCK 'N' ROLL 4 REAL ROCK 'N' ROLLERS. Isn't that just great?!?!
Currently "in the studio," recording their latest LP, "Johnny Won't Let Me," the world-famous group harmony combo is finally setting forth on some long-awaited personal appearances. Armed with fresh new personnel and teemingly abundant repertoire, LITTLE ISIDORE can be seen this coming VALENTINE'S DAY, Saturday, February 14, 2009, at THE WHISKEY CAFE, 1050 WALL ST. WEST, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071. SHOWS AT 9 AND 11. CALL
(201) 939-4889 for reservations.
So, the husband was in court this morning, don't ask, and a local police officer starts talking 50s cars and music and tells my husband how much he loves Little Isidore! But, my husband replied, "Remember, Little Isidore Loves you so". True Story.
WE LISTEN TO YOU CDS EVERY DAY EVEN PLAY THEM IN THE CAR WHEN WE GO OUT. WILL YOU BE PRFORMING IN THE NEW YORK AREA ? WE VOTE YOU NUMBER ONE. ALSO ANY TEES WE CAN BUY? YOU ARE SO COOL
So now can you hold it over you assistant's head that you were in an Oscar winning film/documentaty while he was only in a film that received nominations?
Hey, This is Christine Vitale from the Group Harmony Alley on 89.1/FM – WFDU stopping by to invite you to join me this Sunday. Btw, just in case you’re overcome with philanthropy, it is our last-ditch effort to raise the bucks for WFDU-FM in the name of THE GROUP HARMONY ALLEY! As always, I’ll be lookin’ for ya!
Peace. Christine Vitale THE GROUP HARMONY ALLEY Sundays 6pm to 9pm - EASTERN 89.1/FM-WFDU Teaneck, NJ Streaming live at www. wfdu. fm
A foray into the roots of the R&B/doo-wopp historical experience.
P.S. If you or someone you know would like to underwrite The Group Harmony Alley, contact the WFDU program manager at 201-692-2806.
