The Zircons

The Zircons were a vocalistic musical group in the late 1950s and 1960s with various lineups.[1]

The Zircons
Also known asThe Zirkons
Years active1959 (1959)–1967 (1967)

Zircons (1959–1963)

Vocal doo wop group from East Harlem, New York Active between 1959 and 1964. The original members of The Zircons (spelled with a c) included:[2][3]

  • Jimmy Gerenetski (lead)
  • Neil Colello
  • John Loiacono
  • Ken Pulicine
  • Donald Lewis

Their biggest hit was a 1963 cover of "Lonely Way", The Sky-liner's 1959 recording. They followed it up with "Your Way" on Mellomood Record Co.

The Zircons (1964–1967)

In 1964, six singers from Bronx, New York, formed an a cappella (or doo-wop) group. The Zircons (spelt with k) had the following line-up:

  • Mario Ibanez (lead)
  • Carlos Infant (baritone)
  • Leo Perez (1st tenor)
  • Robert McInerney (2nd tenor)
  • Neal Stuart (Schoenberg) (1st/2nd tenor, falsetto lead)
  • Barry Zakir (baritone)

The Zircons recorded on various record labels, including Old Timer / Cat-Time / Catamount / Amber (as The Zircons) and on Snowflake Records (as The Zirkons).

Their repertory included:

  • 1964: "You Are My Sunshine", "Silver Bells" and "Stormy Weather" [Old Timer Records]
  • 1965: "Blue Moon", "Remember Then", "Unchained Melody", "You Baby You" [Catamount Records]
  • 1966: "One Summer Night", "Lone Stranger"
  • 1967: "Here in My Heart"

Other Zircons/Zircon's songs included "Come Dance With Me", "Crazy For You", "Glory of Love", "My Own True Love", "Never", "Blue Moon", "Once In A While", "Sincerely", "Smile", and "Sunday Kind Of Love", "The Wind”

The Zircon's have been nominated in the category Legend Vocal Group Acapella 1950-1970’s by the East Coast Music Hall of Fame for 2020/2021.

References
  1. "Zircon - Band Biography/History - Diskery". Diskery Hard Rock Music Archives. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. "The Zircons on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. "zircon music | electronic dance music, remixes, game scoring & beyond". zirconmusic.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.

Further reading
  • J. Santiago, Steven J. Dunham, and Jerry Lawson, Capella Street Corner Vocal Groups: A Brief History and Discography of 1960s Singing Groups, Mellow Sound Press (2006), ISBN 0-9612752-1-9
  • Dr. Anthony J. Grebin & Dr. Matthew M. Schiff, The Complete Book of Doo Wop, Collectables (2006), ISBN 0-9773798-4-1
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