The Modernaires
The Modernaires
Latest Release
- Like Swung
- February 2025
- • 12 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Song Of India [Remastered 2001] | ||
| 2 | Juke Box Saturday Night | ||
| 3 | Opus #1 [Remastered 2001] | ||
| 4 | Sweeter Than the Sweetest | ||
| 5 | The Girl with the Long Black Hair |
Albums
Aug 2022 • 12 songs
Sep 2020 • 8 songs
Dec 2016 • 11 songs
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- Cedar Rapids' 60s & 70s Hits
About
Biography
The harmony vocal group the Modernaires originally formed in Buffalo, NY, in 1935 (all of its members were high school pals), and were best known for singing with orchestras. Starting off as a trio (including members Hal Dickinson, Chuck Goldstein, and Bill Conway), the group would often assume a different name during these engagements, going by the Don Juan-Two and Three when they performed with the Ted Fio Rito Orchestra and the Three Wizards of Ozzie during a stint with the Ozzie Nelson Band. Soon after, the Modernaires expanded to a quartet with the addition of member Ralp...