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The Rhythm Express



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Rhythm Express

Rhythm Express Front Line
The front line: Tony, Bobby, Anthony and
John (Beau)

Rhythm Express
Promo photo in Forest Park. Management was thinking of changing the band name to "10 Different People", thus the guy with his backed turned (who was actually a neighborhood musician named Kenny Mauer.

1976 BiCentennial celebration at the docks
Greenpoint Gazette promotion of the 1976 BiCentennial Barge celebration

Beau & Joe at WB
Joe & Beau in Warner-Atlantic studio

Carl At WB
Carl at  Warner-Atlantic studio

WB Sign

Warner-Atlantic 4th floor sign reads:

4th Floor
Warner Communications Building
ATCO RECORDS 408
BIG TREE RECORDS 408
COTILLION RECORDS 420
21 BRANDS INC. 401
WARNER BROS MUSIC and STUDIO 404
THE WARNER CORNER 402



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The Rhythm Express

Rhythm Express card

The Rhythm Express was formed late 1975, early 1976. Their first manager was Mike Carlo. It included former members of local bands like Tarkus, Southern Earth, and local vocalist. Their first informal gig was at Mt Carmel Feast in Brooklyn. Their 1st recording sessions were in 1977 and were followed by recordings of songs that included What a difference a day makes, Wildflower, Carnival of Love, Dancin' Memoirs, Makes me feel good inside, I'm Gonna Miss You, and 3 acapella tracks.  In 1979 they were signed to a subsidiary of Warner-Atlantic records known as Emerald City Records.

Under the short lived management of Lou Carr Entertainment, the Rhythm Express worked with some of the industry’s inner-circle names of the day including Jerry Lewis (MDS telethon), Joe Franklin, and Jimmy Angel (Delite Records). But it was a sudden change in management in the late 70’s, along with the exposure, and the buzz that lead to the band opening for Deborah Harry (Blondie) at the infamous Anti-Anita Bryant festival on NYC’s Christopher Street where over 10,000 danced the night (and Anita) away.

By the late 70’s, under the new management of a well known Bleeker Street entrepreneur, Artie Pucante, the band was picked up by Emerald City Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, where they were showcased at the 75 Rock Warner Brothers studio facility as the next big disco & R&B act. However, as the decade ended (along with the genre), The Rhythm Express disbanded. The group included:

Lead Vocal  - John Curcio
1st Tenor  - Tony Torre
2nd Tenor  - Bobby Tramutra
Baritone  - Anthony Ferzola
Guitar  - Carl Battista
Guitar  - Joe Kirsch
Bass  - John Rivetti
Keyboards  - Sal Ferzola
Drums  - Brian Falco



MUSIC:

 COMPLETE YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

 

What A Difference A Day Makes  
Wildflower  
Makes Me Feel Good Inside  
Carnival Of Love
Dancin' Memoirs
Acapella (Up On The Roof, Walkin' My Baby Back Home, Rhythm Express vocals)

...more music at the John "Beau" Curcio page

....more RE at Atlantic records