Genres Rock Labels United Artists Website planotones.com/ Record label United Artists Records | Years active 1990–present Associated acts Jay and the Americans Active from 1992 Genre Rock music | |
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Origin Brooklyn, New York, United States Albums Soundtrack to the Doo Wop Era: A Kenny Vance Collection Members Kenny Vance, Kurt Yaghjian Similar Jay and the Americans, Johnny Maestro & the Brook, The Duprees, Larry Chance, The Earls Profiles | ||
Kenny vance and the planotones darling forever
Kenny Vance and the Planotones is an American musical group led by Kenny Vance, formerly of Jay and the Americans.
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Original group
Kenny Vance and the Planotones first came to be as a fictional band appearing in the 1978 film American Hot Wax. The band consisted of Kenny Vance, Joe Esposito, Bruce Sudano and Ed Hokenson. They were just a combination of the Vance with the musical group Brooklyn Dreams. In the film they were portrayed as a very popular group with lots of hits and sang songs that were actually by artists like Danny & the Juniors and The Del-Vikings.
The Planotones
After leaving Jay and the Americans, Vance formed Kenny Vance and the Planotones in 1992. The band currently includes Johnny Gale, Kurt "Frenchy" Yahjian, Jimmy Bense, Chip Degaard and Tony Gallino as his band and they began touring. The group plays lots of doo wop songs of the 1950s and 1960s and their original material is strongly influenced by it. They have released four albums to date which include both original material and covers. In 1996 they had some success with the song "Looking For An Echo."
Songs
For Your Precious LoveLovers Island · 2005
This I SwearLooking for an Echo · 1996
Darling LorraineDancin' and Romancin' · 2007