DeCastro Sisters

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DeCastro Sisters in Billboard Magazine in 1944

The DeCastro Sisters were a Cuban vocal trio that had several hits in the United States in the 1950s.

history

The trio consisted of the three sisters Peggy DeCastro (1921-2004), Cherie DeCastro (1922-2010) and Babette DeCastro (1925-1992). When Babette left the group in 1958, she was replaced by a cousin, Olgita DeCastro Marino (1931-2000). The DeCastro Sisters' career began in Cuba, where their father owned a sugar cane plantation. They celebrated their greatest successes in Las Vegas in the 1950s.

In 1954, the DeCastro Sisters, who had received a recording deal with Abbott Records , landed their biggest hit Teach Me Tonight with their first single , which reached number 3 on the Billboard charts and stayed in the charts for 19 weeks. Their second release for Abbott also reached the top 20, Boom Boom Boomerang came in at number 17 in the juke box charts, in the best-seller charts to number 24, after their two following singles Too Late Now and Snowbound for Christmas only reached the lower ranks of the charts, the DeCastro Sisters switched to RCA Records in 1956 , where they only had a small success with It's Yours , accompanied by the Joe Reisman Orchestra. In the late 1950s they were signed to ABC Records , their last hit was a new version of their big hit in 1959 under the title Teach Me Tonight Cha Cha , which they recorded with the Don Costa orchestra.

Selection discography

The singles that were noted in the charts are listed. The information includes the year of publication, title of the song, record company and catalog number, placement in the US charts.

  • 1954 - Teach Me Tonight - Abbott 3001 - Best Seller Charts # 3
  • 1955 - Boom Boom Boomerang - Abbott 3003 - Juke Box Charts # 17, Best-Seller # 24
  • 1955 - Too Late Now - Abbott 3011 - # 66
  • 1955 - Snowbound For Christmas - Abbott 3012 - # 84
  • 1956 - It's Yours - RCA Victor 6661 - # 74
  • 1958 - Who Are They To Say - ABC-Paramount 9932 - # 99
  • 1959 - Teach Me Tonight Cha Cha - ABC-Paramount 9988 - # 78

Remarks

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, 1973, p. 19
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 157; Thuri Ravenscroft sang the bass on the recording.
  3. ↑ The song Too Late Now is originally from the 1951 musical film Royal Wedding , in which Fred Astaire played the leading role.
  4. ↑ On all of their recordings for Abbott Records they were accompanied by the Skip Martin Orchestra

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