The Casinos
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
Genres | Doo-wop |
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Labels | Fraternity |
Past members | Gene Hughes Bob Armstrong Ray White Pete Bolton Mickey Denton Ken Brady Bob Mohney Herb (Herbie) Seitzer (toured with the group, playing organ, after the recording) |
The Casinos was a nine-member
The Casinos were playing in a Cincinnati club where WSAI disc jockey Tom Dooley liked to visit. Dooley had a song he wanted to record but needed a band to provide the music. The Casinos had been getting great reaction to "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" at the club and wanted to record it. Dooley offered to pay for studio time at Cincinnati's King Records Studio for the group to record their song if they would back up Dooley on his song. While Dooley's song did not see success beyond WSAI, the Casinos' tune quickly became a national hit.
The group was based around Hughes and his brothers Glenn and Norman, and they signed a
After his time with the Casinos was over, Hughes became a country music promoter. He died on February 3, 2004, at the age of 67, from complications following a car accident.
Thomas Robert "Bob" Armstrong Jr. led the installation of the lights on multiple suspension bridges including the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge in Memphis, Tennessee. He also worked as the business manager of the St. Bernadette Church[4] in Amelia, Ohio, and continued playing with the Casinos until his death from cancer on December 27, 2011, at the age of 67.[5] Ken Brady then returned to the Casinos as their lead singer and still performs nationwide.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0149-X.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Casinos biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "> Parish > Home". St. Bernadette Amelia. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Thomas Robert (Bob-T-Bob) ARMSTRONG Jr. 1944-2011". legacy.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.