Bobby... Lead, 1st & 2nd Tenor Frank ... Baritone, Bass
MID-LIFE CRISIS: THE HISTORY
Mid-Life Crisis formed as an Acappella singing group in 1992 by 5 former classmates attending a class reunion of Bishop Neumann High School in South Philadelphia. The original group was formed in the mold of the doo-wop acappella groups of the 1950's and 1960's that sang on the street corners of Philly, New York, Detroit and other major cities throughout the country.
Dennis and Frank, two original members of the group, sang in the early to mid 1960's on the corners of South Philly. Sue, a music director at a Philly area high school, joined the group a couple of years after it formed. She's not only a great singer but an accomplished pianist. Sue sings at church weddings and other affairs and keeps the group "on key". Prior to joining Mid-Life Crisis, Freddie sang with "Streetcorner Five" and "Flashback", great Philly acappella groups and is unquestionably one of the best doo wop singers in the Philly area. Bobby, the newest member of the group, has been singing doo wop for years with Philly favorite "Memory Lane". Bob also sings solo in local clubs and plays tenor sax, piano, and percussion.
While the group still sings acappella, the "new improved" group has included keyboard, music tracks and perscussion on many of their songs. While this makes their music easier to dance to, the focus is still on the group's signiture musical stylings, namely street corner group harmony with an emphasis on doo wop and R&B. The group is well known in the Philadelphia/Southern NJ/Delaware areas where they've performed with entertainment legends The Skyliners, Bobby Rydell, The 4 J's, Hearts of Stone, The Fabulous Grease Band and The Charlie Daniels Band. Mid Life Crisis is available for Doo wop and oldies shows, club engagements and private parties.
OUR CD IS NOW AVAILABLE:
Mid-Life Crisis Doo Wop, Soul and Rock and Roll.
Track Listings: 1. Pretty Little Angel Eyes; 2. One Fine Day; 3. When You Wish Upon A Star; 4. Your Promise To Be Mine; 5. Little Darlin; 6. My Girl; 7. Have You Heard; 8. Locomotion; 9. Take Me As I Am; 10. Reach Out I�ll Be There; 11. Donna The Prima Donna; 12. Ooh Baby Baby; 13. Kansas City (Live); 14. Da Doo Ron Ron (Live); 15. Sweet Soul Music (Live); 16. Stand By Me (Live)); 17. Speedo (Live);
18. You Belong To Me (Live); 19. Drip Drop (Acappella Live); 20. Good Ole Acapella (Acappella Live); Bonus Tracks: 21. To Love Somebody� Live in Franklinville NJ; 22. Be My Baby - Live in Franklinville NJ; 23. The Wanderer - Live in Barnegat, NJ.
TO ORDER: CDs are $10.00 plus $2.00 S/H. Via Paypal click on the Paypal Logo below. For payments via check or money orders, send email to info@midlifecrisis.net.
SAMPLE "The Sounds of Mid-Life Crisis" The following song clips are in Mp3 format and can be played AFTER "Sweet Soul Music" has completed. You can play these using an MP3 player like Quicktime for either Mac or Windows Quicktime or Microsoft Windows Media Player has both Windows and Mac versions. Windows Media
Be My Baby - Sue Lead
The Wanderer - Fred Lead
Speedo - Dennis Lead
To Love Somebody -Bob Lead
*****Upcoming Public Performances****
We post our "public" performance locations and times a few months prior to the engagement, so please check back!
July 20th - St Mary's of Barnegat Carnival, Rt 9,Manahawkin, NJ Sunday July 20th, 7pm-9pm. Free Carnival, Rides, Games, Crafts, Great Food and lots of doo wop.
August 10th - Bridgeton NJ Sunday Night Concert on the Waterfront. Downtown Bridgeton NJ between Commerce St and Rt 49 just off Pearl St. August 10th 7-8:30pm
August 16th - Barnegat NJ - Doo Wop on the Dock. Public Dock, Barnegat NJ 7pm-9pm.
August 23rd - Riverside Car Show Riverside NJ 1-4pm.
October 11th - Barrington Harvest Festival, Kings Highway, Barrington NJ. Annual Street Fair with entertainment on 2 stages, Great Food, Crafts, Vendors. Sat Oct 11th; 11am-1pm
Sue ... Lead, 1st Tenor, Keyboards
