The Zircons

The Zircons or The Zirkons was a singing musical group in the late 1950s and 1960s with various line-ups.

The Zircons
Also known asThe Zirkons
Years active1959 (1959)–1967 (1967)

Zircons (1959-1963)

Vocal doo wop group from East Harlem, New York Active between 1959 - 1964 The original members of The Zircons (spelled with a c) included:.[1]

  • Jimmy Gerenetski (lead)
  • Neil Colello
  • John Loiacono
  • Ken Pulicino
  • Donald Lewis

Their biggest hit was a 1963 cover of "Lonely Way", The Skyliners' 1959 recording. They followed it up with "Your Way" on Mellomood Records.

The Zircons / The Zirkons (1964-1967)

In 1964, six singers from Bronx, New York, formed an a cappella (or doo-wop) group. The Zirkons (spelt with k) had the following line-up:.[2]

  • Mario Ibanez (lead)
  • Carlos Infante (baritone)
  • Leo Perez (1st tenor)
  • Robert McInerney (2nd tenor)
  • Neal Stuart (Schneberg)(1st/2nd tenor, falsetto lead)
  • Barry Zakar (baritone)

The Zirkons recorded on various record labels, including Old Timer / Cat-Time / Catamount / Amber (as The Zircons) and on Snowflake Records (as The Zirkons).

Their repertory included:

  • 1964: "You Are My Sunshine", "Silver Bells" and "Stormy Weather" [Old Timer Records]
  • 1965: "Blue Moon", "Remember Then", "Unchained Melody", "You Baby You" [Catamount Records]
  • 1966: "One Summer Night", "Lone Stranger"
  • 1967: "Here in My Heart"

Other Zircons/Zirkons songs included "Come Dance With Me", "Crazy For You", "Glory of Love", "My Own True Love", "Never", "Blue Moon", "Once In A While", "Sincerely", "Smile", and "Sunday Kind Of Love", "The Wind”

The Zirkons have been nominated in the category Legend Vocal Group Acapella 1950-1970’s by the East Coast Music Hall of Fame for 2020/2021.

References
  1. Jay Warner, American Singing Groups: From 1940 to Today, Hal Leonard (2006), ISBN 0-634-09978-7
  2. The Zirkons, Acapella Session with the Original Zirkons, Snowflake Records 1003

Further reading
  • Abraham J. Santiago, Steven J. Dunham, and Jerry Lawson, Acappella Street Corner Vocal Groups: A Brief History and Discography of 1960s Singing Groups, Mellow Sound Press (2006), ISBN 0-9612752-1-9
  • Dr. Anthony J. Gribin & Dr. Matthew M. Schiff, The Complete Book of Doo Wop, Collectables (2006), ISBN 0-9773798-4-1
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