Danny & The Juniors were a Philadelphia-based quartet comprising of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Mattei and Joe Terranova. They are most widly recognised for their hit single "At the Hop" released in 1957. They are sometimes erroneously stated as being an Italian-American band, in fact Danny Rapp was of Irish extraction. This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The 1950s

Initially formed in 1955 at The Juvenairs their song "Do the Bop" came to the attention of Dick Clark who suggested they rename it to "At the Hop". The song was not initially a success but after being played on Bandstand it was picked up by ABC-Paramount and stayed at the top of the US charts for 7 weeks. It went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide. The song was followed by the similar sounding "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay" which also made it into the Top 20. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Richard Wagstaff Clark (born November 30, 1929), more commonly known as Dick Clark, is an American television entertainer. ... Categories: Buildings and structures stubs ...

The 1960s

In 1960 they where signed to Dick Clarke's label Swan Records and released one more record "Twistin' USA" which made it into the Top 40, becoming their final hit single. They went on to release several more singles but where not able to to repeat their earlier successes. 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Categories: Record labels | Stub ...

Dave White left the group in the early 1960s to concentrate on writing and production and composed a number of hits including "You Don't Own Me" for Leslie Gore and "Like A Baby" for Len Barry. Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... Lesley Gore, French EP Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946) is an American singer, one of the best known performers of the girl group era. ...

In the late 60s they also appeared on Guyden, Mercury Records and Capitol Records where they re-recorded "Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay" in 1968. Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, now part of the EMI Music Group. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

The 1970s and the end of the Juniors

During the 70s they toured the oldies circuit with a lineup that included Jimmy Testa. In 1976 "At the Hop" was re-issued and made it into the UK Top 40. 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After a few quiet years Danny Rapp was found dead in a hotel in Arizona on April 5 in 1983 after an apparent suicide. State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix [[List of Governors of {{{Name}}}|Governor]] Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally ending ones own life. ...