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BIOGRAPHY

John Tarangelo was born in the Bronx, New York in 1954. Although he was not there to witness the original wave of Rock 'n' Roll and Doo Wop, he managed to become involved with the resurgence from 1972 to the present.

John started singing at the age of 9 with the boy’s choir at St. Francis De Chantel in the Bronx. His love for music led him to becoming a musician as well as a vocalist. His interest in singing harmony continued throughout his teenage years.

His family moved to Staten Island when he was 13. A local group noticed his tenor voice and for the first time ‘Johnny T’ (as he became known) performed in an organized Doo Wop group.

By 17 he was performing the local circuit with his group. He performed at the New York Copacabana at the age of 19 and that same year he was introduced to the original bass of the Mystics. This contact was the beginning of a life-long dream and a singing relationship with a popular 1950’s recording group, The Mystics, well known for their hits “Hush-A-bye”, “ Sunday Kind of Love”, and their remake of White Cliffs of Dover” which dominated jukeboxes in the 50’s. By the mid 70’s, the group was performing at many of the big Rock-n-Roll shows.

Johnny T continued his successful career on Wall Street combined with performing with The Mystics. The contacts and friendships with all the other major 50’s and 60’s groups would become a lasting bond in the years to come.

After almost 15 years of performing and recording with The Mystics, Johnny T retired from Wall Street and relocated to Naples, Florida where he presently lives.

Johnny has produced many local area Rock-n-Roll shows for the benefit of many organizations, travels to the New York/New Jersey area to perform and is featured in many Italian feasts.  His voice combined with the rare video footage as presented in his show allows the audience to relive all their favorite artists and fondest memories.  That is why everyone who attends his performances recognize Johnny T as "The Man of Many Voices".
 

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