The Fontane Sisters were a trio (Bea, Geri and Margi Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey]. Originally they performed with their guitarist brother Frank, but he was killed in World War II. They were featured on a radio show done by Perry Como and Como's later television program.

In 1949 they were signed by RCA Records, and did some recordings as backup to Como. In 1951 they had a minor hit with "The Tennessee Waltz," of which bigger recordings were done by Patti Page and Les Paul and Mary Ford.

In 1954 they switched to Dot Records, where they had 18 songs in the Billboard Hot 100, 10 in the top 40.

Recordings

• "Adorable" 1955
• "Banana Boat Song" 1956 (bigger hits by Harry Belafonte and Vince Martin and the Tarriers)
• "Chanson d'Amour" 1958 (bigger hit for Art and Dotty Todd)
• "Daddy-O" 1955
• "Eddie My Love" 1956 (bigger hit for The Chordettes)
• "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" 1954
• "Hearts Of Stone" 1954 (their first and biggest hit)
• "I'm In Love Again" 1956
• "I'm Stickin' With You" 1957
• "Jealous Heart" 1958
• "Lonesome Lover Blues" 1956
• "Nuttin' For Christmas" 1955
• "Playmates" 1955
• "Please Don't Leave Me" 1956
• "Rock Love" 1955
• "Rollin' Stone" 1955
• "Seventeen" 1955 (cover of Boyd Bennett)
• "Still" 1956
• "Voices" 1956
• "With A Little Bit Of Luck" 1956

External references

• Music Web (http://www.musicweb-international.com/encyclopaedia/f/F133.HTM) Encyclopaedia of Popular Music article on the Fontane Sisters
• details of discography (http://home.planet.nl/~haan0654/hot100/hitarchive/f/fontanesisters.htm)