Tponetom Member Username: Tponetom
Post Number: 27 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 5:52 pm: | |
 In the St. Joe’s Senior Class that had just graduated in 1945, there was a kid named Bonaldo Binaldi, better known in school as Bunzo. That is a good alliteration, especially if you add Burt, like in Burt Holiday. Ron Fredianelli was a couple of years behind us and he eventually became Ronny Gaylord. To Detroit’s everlasting musical and comedy pride, they became The Gaylords and later, Gaylord and Holiday. They had permission from Brother Malachy to perform over the school’s P. A. system during lunch hour in the cafeteria. They performed to a very enthusiastic audience. Mainly, their peers. We, his classmates and friends, unanimously agreed, that whatever they lacked in talent, they more than made up for it with king-sized balls. They were gutsy!. Bunzo’s family had a music store on Gratiot and (I think) McDougall, or close to that. |
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 742 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 6:27 pm: | |
Tponetom thanks for that tid bit of Detroit musical history. As I am not that familiar with this group, can you tell me if they recorded here, and on which label? What is the name of that record store on Gratiot? |
Caldogven Member Username: Caldogven
Post Number: 67 Registered: 05-2006
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 7:41 pm: | |
Tponetom The Binaldi's had a store on Gratiot and Mc Dougall. I would go past it on my way to the Eastside theatre and wish I could have one of the great Easter baskets that were in the window. |
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch
Post Number: 962 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 8:10 pm: | |
Bulletmagnet, you probably have heard or seen them, and you just don't realize it! They created a lot of "jingles" if I am not mistaken. http://www.thegaylords.com |
Karl_jr Member Username: Karl_jr
Post Number: 22 Registered: 06-2007
| Posted on Monday, July 02, 2007 - 11:27 pm: | |
I feel you are headed to the hof! |
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