Nino & The Ebb Tides
One of the first purveyors of rock nostalgia, Nino and the Ebb Tides starte… Read Full Bio ↴One of the first purveyors of rock nostalgia, Nino and the Ebb Tides started as the Ebbtides from the Bronx, New York, in 1956. Schoolmates Antonio "Nino Aiello (lead) and Vinnie Drago (baritone) drafted Tony D'Alessio (2nd tenor) and a guy remembered only as Rudy (bass). They met talent scout Murray Jacobs, who cut two sides with them in 1957: "Franny Franny" b/w "Darling I Love Only You," "Darling..." written by Nino and Vinnie, and "Franny, Franny" written by Nino, Vinnie and Tony D.
By the fall of 1957 the quartet (now Nino and the Ebb Tides) found themselves on Bill Miller's West 44th Street Acme label, and "Franny Franny' was getting some solid rotation from New York jocks like Alan Fredericks and Alan Freed and the group was performing at Sock hops along with other NY groups. Tony D was pushing the group to higher ground, advocating a migration into jazz harmonies and pop tunes ala "The Four Freshmen" and "The Hi-Los" and getting into the club scene, but this was not to happen.
Their next single, "Puppy Love," saw a 50 percent change in the group as Tony D. joined the Army to fullfil his draft obligation and was replaced by Ralph Bracco (tenor), and Rudy was replaced by Tony Imbimbo (Bass), formerly of Tony and the Imperials (not Little Anthony's group).
That wasn't the only change, as Murray Jacobs decided to set up his own Recorte record label in March 1958. Nino got a chance to sample the new Recorte setup as he sang backup vocals for the Rockin Chairs' spring 1958 regional classic, "A Kiss Is a Kiss." "Puppy Love," unlike frantic "Franny," was a nice ballad on Recorte that surfaced in October 1958 and saw a lot of local activity, but nothing more (though you could certainly sell a lot of records in the New York area of the late '50s with its population of over five million).
The Tides' next single became their rarest ("The Meaning of Christmas"), quickly passing into history. The group was still rough-edged and learning its craft when they did two more singles for Recorte ("I'm Confessin"' and "Don't Look Around") as well as a backup job on the Rockin' Chairs' third release, "Memories of Love" b/w "Girl of Mine."
By 1960 Tony DiBari was at tenor for Ralph Bracco, and the group moved to the Marco label for one ill-fated (but better sounding) ballad called "Someday."
Their next stop was Larry Uttal's Madison label, whose claim to fame was the Tassels' charter "To a Soldier Boy" (#55, 1959) and the Al Browne and the Tunetoppers hit "The Madison7 (#23, 1960).
The Ebb Tides first Madison single was a song called "Those Oldies But Goodies Remind Me of You" that was starting to get action on the West Coast. The Ebb Tides revised it slightly by adding quick harmony references to such past hits as "Deserie" (The Charts) and "That's My Desire" (The Channels) and singing the title lines of oldies like "Glory of Love" (The Five Keyes), "Silhouettes" (The Rays), and "Over the Mountain" (Johnnie and Joe) behind Nino's talking bridge. They recorded on a Friday and the record was out that Monday (today it takes that long for some musicians to program their drum machines!). "Those Oldies" was reviewed by Cashbox on May 13, 1961, 12 days after the Little Caesar And The Romans version hit the Billboard charts.
Nino's group outdistanced Caesar's in Cashbox's Top 100 but Billboard gave a slice of pie to Caesar at number nine (#28 R&B) with Nino and company nowhere to be found. New York was evenly split, giving both versions heavy airplay.
The battle for nostalgia bragging rights continued through both groups' next releases. The Romans tried for another brass ring with "Memories of Those Oldies But Goodies," which never got off the ground. The Ebb Tides' summer release was a revision of the Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, and MODERNAIRES (with Glenn Miller) masterpiece of merriment, "Juke Box Saturday Night" (#7, 1942). It did get off the ground, complete with imitations of THE MONOTONES' "Book of Love" and THE SILHOUETTES' "Get a Job" replacing the '40s versions of classics by THE INK SPOTS and Harry James. On September 4. 1961, "Juke Box" charted on Billboard's Top 100, reaching number 57 and becoming another East Coast hit.
It's likely that the references to earlier songs in these recordings helped to fuel the first wave of rock nostalgia that soon cropped up on Top 40 radio and on oldies compilations by Original Sound, Roulette, and many other labels in the early '60s.
It's unusual for a group to leave a label after their biggest success, but Nino and the boys had no choice since Madison was going out of business. Toward the end of 1961 they fell in with Mr. Peacock Records, cutting one of their best singles, "Happy Guy." By this time their sound was polished, and the BELMONTS/DEL-SATINS-styled rocker seemed like a winner until Mr. Peacock laid an egg in support of its single. At around this time, Bronx songwriter Ernie Maresca wrote a rocker that the guys heard and passed on. Ernie took it next to Dion, who recorded it with the Del-Satins and made it a number two record in the nation. The Ebb Tides must still be smarting over the loss of "The Wanderer."
A few more singles on various labels and the group members were back to their separate lifestyles by 1965. Unlike many groups, even when they were on the charts the Ebb Tides kept working at their regular jobs and never became full-time performers.
They regrouped in 1971 for the start of that decade's rock revival and disbanded soon after, returning to their professions: Vinnie at a TV and radio sales company, Tony Imbimbo as a New York City policeman, Tony D. for American Express, and Nino as a record distributor. In the '80s the group would occasionally get together to give fans of the '50s and '60s a taste of those oldies but goodies.
By the fall of 1957 the quartet (now Nino and the Ebb Tides) found themselves on Bill Miller's West 44th Street Acme label, and "Franny Franny' was getting some solid rotation from New York jocks like Alan Fredericks and Alan Freed and the group was performing at Sock hops along with other NY groups. Tony D was pushing the group to higher ground, advocating a migration into jazz harmonies and pop tunes ala "The Four Freshmen" and "The Hi-Los" and getting into the club scene, but this was not to happen.
Their next single, "Puppy Love," saw a 50 percent change in the group as Tony D. joined the Army to fullfil his draft obligation and was replaced by Ralph Bracco (tenor), and Rudy was replaced by Tony Imbimbo (Bass), formerly of Tony and the Imperials (not Little Anthony's group).
That wasn't the only change, as Murray Jacobs decided to set up his own Recorte record label in March 1958. Nino got a chance to sample the new Recorte setup as he sang backup vocals for the Rockin Chairs' spring 1958 regional classic, "A Kiss Is a Kiss." "Puppy Love," unlike frantic "Franny," was a nice ballad on Recorte that surfaced in October 1958 and saw a lot of local activity, but nothing more (though you could certainly sell a lot of records in the New York area of the late '50s with its population of over five million).
The Tides' next single became their rarest ("The Meaning of Christmas"), quickly passing into history. The group was still rough-edged and learning its craft when they did two more singles for Recorte ("I'm Confessin"' and "Don't Look Around") as well as a backup job on the Rockin' Chairs' third release, "Memories of Love" b/w "Girl of Mine."
By 1960 Tony DiBari was at tenor for Ralph Bracco, and the group moved to the Marco label for one ill-fated (but better sounding) ballad called "Someday."
Their next stop was Larry Uttal's Madison label, whose claim to fame was the Tassels' charter "To a Soldier Boy" (#55, 1959) and the Al Browne and the Tunetoppers hit "The Madison7 (#23, 1960).
The Ebb Tides first Madison single was a song called "Those Oldies But Goodies Remind Me of You" that was starting to get action on the West Coast. The Ebb Tides revised it slightly by adding quick harmony references to such past hits as "Deserie" (The Charts) and "That's My Desire" (The Channels) and singing the title lines of oldies like "Glory of Love" (The Five Keyes), "Silhouettes" (The Rays), and "Over the Mountain" (Johnnie and Joe) behind Nino's talking bridge. They recorded on a Friday and the record was out that Monday (today it takes that long for some musicians to program their drum machines!). "Those Oldies" was reviewed by Cashbox on May 13, 1961, 12 days after the Little Caesar And The Romans version hit the Billboard charts.
Nino's group outdistanced Caesar's in Cashbox's Top 100 but Billboard gave a slice of pie to Caesar at number nine (#28 R&B) with Nino and company nowhere to be found. New York was evenly split, giving both versions heavy airplay.
The battle for nostalgia bragging rights continued through both groups' next releases. The Romans tried for another brass ring with "Memories of Those Oldies But Goodies," which never got off the ground. The Ebb Tides' summer release was a revision of the Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, and MODERNAIRES (with Glenn Miller) masterpiece of merriment, "Juke Box Saturday Night" (#7, 1942). It did get off the ground, complete with imitations of THE MONOTONES' "Book of Love" and THE SILHOUETTES' "Get a Job" replacing the '40s versions of classics by THE INK SPOTS and Harry James. On September 4. 1961, "Juke Box" charted on Billboard's Top 100, reaching number 57 and becoming another East Coast hit.
It's likely that the references to earlier songs in these recordings helped to fuel the first wave of rock nostalgia that soon cropped up on Top 40 radio and on oldies compilations by Original Sound, Roulette, and many other labels in the early '60s.
It's unusual for a group to leave a label after their biggest success, but Nino and the boys had no choice since Madison was going out of business. Toward the end of 1961 they fell in with Mr. Peacock Records, cutting one of their best singles, "Happy Guy." By this time their sound was polished, and the BELMONTS/DEL-SATINS-styled rocker seemed like a winner until Mr. Peacock laid an egg in support of its single. At around this time, Bronx songwriter Ernie Maresca wrote a rocker that the guys heard and passed on. Ernie took it next to Dion, who recorded it with the Del-Satins and made it a number two record in the nation. The Ebb Tides must still be smarting over the loss of "The Wanderer."
A few more singles on various labels and the group members were back to their separate lifestyles by 1965. Unlike many groups, even when they were on the charts the Ebb Tides kept working at their regular jobs and never became full-time performers.
They regrouped in 1971 for the start of that decade's rock revival and disbanded soon after, returning to their professions: Vinnie at a TV and radio sales company, Tony Imbimbo as a New York City policeman, Tony D. for American Express, and Nino as a record distributor. In the '80s the group would occasionally get together to give fans of the '50s and '60s a taste of those oldies but goodies.
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Nino & The Ebb Tides Lyrics
Don't Look Around This that one shit I cannot move how you want me…
I love Girls Ain't no love in these streets so i just stick…
Memories Of Love Memories of love, oh Tralalala lalalalalala (Tralalala lalal…
No One But You Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Over and Over So baby it's over, over, over Over till you Start acting lik…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Nino:
100 Fores Πάλι μου λένε να προσέχω κοντά μου όταν σ' έχω Κι…
14 Flevari 14 φλεβάρη Πάντοτε μαζί μακάρι Είσαι τ' άλλο μου μισό μου Χρ…
Akoma Se Zito Για σένα όλα τέλειωσαν Για μένα τώρα αρχίζουν Αυτά που ζήσαμ…
Alitis Είμαι για σένα ένας αλήτης Μα έχω αληθινή καρδιά Κοίτα πώς ε…
Alli Thisia Αυτή τη νύχτα θα σου χαρίσω Αφού το θεσ την ύπαρξή…
Amor Mi amor No puedo estar sin ti No no no puedo Seria mejor…
Anapses Dio Spirta Το περιθώριο γη και ουρανόσ Και μέσα μασ ένα σύννεφο Να προσ…
Argises Poli Άλλη μια φορά δεύτερη φορά Στα χέρια σου αφήνομαι για λίγη…
As Spasei Η καρδιά μέσα μου συνεχίζει Να χτυπά για σένα και να…
Baby Girl What more do want from me How much more can you…
Caramelo Melty caramelo, crying yellow, can I stay with you? I'm melt…
Choris Na Se Xero Και να 'σαι πάλι μπροστά μου Στο ίδιο τραπέζι όπωσ χτεσ Μ'αυ…
Closer And no one knows What it's all about My life What it's all…
Dance With Me Dance with me (2x) Every night, I close my eyes…
De Se Syghoro Είναι κάτι έρωτέσ μασ που μασ πάνε Απ'τα σύννεφα στη γη Νύχτ…
Den Pistevo Afto Pou Ginetai Σε τι σημείο έχουμε βρεθεί Να κοιταζόμαστε χωρίσ μια καλημέρ…
Diva "Tropa das divas ( 3 x ) As divas chega no…
Ego Arnoumai Εγώ αρνούμαι Μακριά από 'σένα να μοιράσω τη ζωή μου Δεν είνα…
Eime Enas Allos Θα υποταχτώ σε αυτό που θες Στο περιθώριο της νύχτας θα…
Eisai Omorfi Είσαι όμορφη με τα γαλάζια μάτια Το γυμνό κορμί σου Τι ονειρ…
Enan Anthropo Akoma Κουβαλάω μαζί μου έναν άνθρωπο ακόμα Πειρατή στη ζωή μου που…
Entiposeis Ό,τι κι αν πεισ θα' ναι φθηνό αστείο Εύκολα κλαισ εύκολα…
Epireastika Pote pote tha 'rhome Na ksaplono dipla su Ki etsi tha to…
Erhetai I Nihta Τη μέρα πάω στη δουλειά Τα πάντα λειτουργούν κανονικά Χαμογε…
Erota Mou Τι θα μπορούσα να σου πω για να πιστέψεις είναι μικρό…
Fotoboek Kon ik maar even met je zijn Nog één keer met…
Fovamai Δεν φταίει η νύχτα που `χει τόση παγωνιά και σαν φωτιά…
Geboycot Ik ben een feit in de scene, wat kan ik…
Gia Mena Tha Ziso Κλείνω μέσα στην καρδιά μου Τη μεγάλη μοναξιά μου Τα παράπον…
Gia Na Eimai Eilikrineis Έρχονται κάτι πρωινά τισ κυριακέσ Που'ναι χειρότερο και από …
I Am Talkin Life is weighing down on me, killing me inside Something I…
I Still Love You I love how your eyes close whenever you kiss me And…
Intro Don't believe a word, A word they say. It's more…
Jam Rawan Kasih jangan buatku berharap Pada cinta yang tak pasti Bila …
Kai Tora Choria Sou Δωσ' μου απλά μια ευκαιρία Και γω θα γράψω τη δική…
Kako Paidi Δεν μπορείσ να με κάνεισ να κλάψω Να πληγώνομαι είπα να…
Kalimera Kalimera mu les Kalimera mu les Kalimera mu les me ta matia…
Kapou Ftaime Ki I Dio Αυτά τα λίγα λεπτά είναι αρκετά Να σωθεί η αγάπη μασ…
Kardia Mou Έσβησεσ τα φώτα έκλεισεσ την πόρτα Άφησεσ επάνω τα κλειδιά Μ…
Katapliktika Τα μάτια μου άνοιξα εσένα κοίταξα Κοιμάσαι ήσυχα σε σκέπασα …
Kathe Fora Κάθε φορά που κυλάω στη λύπη Κι όλα είναι εδώ μα…
Kong Nanga Mi Kong nanga mi Kong nanga mi Kong nanga mi #NINO# Een jonge …
Leave Me Alone You told me that you You told me that you You told…
Logokrisia Για ένα περίεργο λόγο σε θέλω Για ένα περίεργο λόγο μ'αρέσει…
Lucifer Ik had een meeting met een lucifer. Hij zei me: Kill,…
M Get a life, get a job, get it right Get a…
Matia Farmakeri Χαμένοσ στουσ δρόμουσ θέλω εσένα να σκεφτώ Μα δεν μου έχει…
Mesa Mou Τώρα από σένα τι να θυμηθώ Μόνοσ να ζήσω ξανά προσπαθώ Και…
Messiah is het waar dat mensen naaien voor wat centen die…
Met Jou Zijn Kan niet samen met jou zijn Ik kan niet samen met…
Mirror Mirror You know I hate mirrors They tell me everything I hate…
Move Your Body I want your body Girl I want your body I won't even…
Na Eisai Edo Και πάλι εδώ μόνοσ να πίνω Να σε θυμάμαι και να…
Naljutices me ti Cuando el diablo me habló de ti Era el uno de…
Nikmati Rindunya Apa yang 'kan terjadi pasti 'kan terjadi Kutahu ka…
Nobody Like You From this day, in this war that I face I'll pray…
O Antras Sou Όταν ήμουν ο άντρασ σου Περπατούσα σε μια παραλία Δεν σε κρα…
Ok Λένε πωσ η φύση θα μασ εκδικιθεί Άπειροι προφήτεσ και χιλιάδ…
On a Mission Bitch I'm the one Show me some love and I'll show…
Otan Tha Figis Όταν θα φύγεισ Θα μου σκοτώσεισ ό,τι υπάρχει για να ζήσω Και…
Otan Vreis To Kairo Όταν βρεισ τον καιρό Όταν νιώσεισ μοναχή Σαν βιβλίο κλειστό …
Outro J'sais pas comment s'passera le jour de la fin Ambition Musi…
Pethaino Αλλη μια βραδιά δίχωσ αγκαλιά Κι ότι σε ξυπνά μοιάζει με…
Pijn Is Mijn Kracht Me homie van de basisschool nam z'n eigen leven, me broertje…
Poia Einai Afti Ποια είναι αυτή Ποια το σώμα μου βυθίζει στο σκοτάδι στη…
Pos Tin Eheis Dei Αφού το θεσ να χωρίσουμε Απόψε θα φύγω Δεν θέλω να συζητήσου…
Pote Sou Δεν είσαι αυτή που γνώρισα Που είχα αγαπήσει Είσαι ένα κεφάλ…
Pseftiko Fili Απ'τη μέρα του χωρισμού Νιώθω να'μαι στο κενό του ουρανού Τα…
San Ergo Πώσ ήσουν πώσ μέσα στο φωσ Σ' έβλεπα σαν άγγελο Ήσουν ψυχή…
Sbaralia Με ξόδεψα ξανά σε χάδια καθημερινά Παυσίπονα φτηνά για τη πλ…
Se Miso Σε μισώ γι αυτά που έκανες σε εμένα τόσα χρόνια Σε…
sexy Sexy sexy sexy sexy Sexy sexy sexy sexy Sexy sexy sexy sexy …
Skotose Me Έχεις φύγει μακριά μου Πονάω και κλαίω Ψάχνω αλλά δεν υπάρχε…
Spiegel Niemand kan dit zien, al zien ze mij staan Kijkend in…
Sta Cu Mala S Tobom Ponoc vec je tu a ti jos si sa mnom za ljubav…
Swing With Me I've been so closed off lately But I know that just…
Taxidevo Monahos Πάλι ήρθε καλοκαίρι Πάλι νιώθω μοναξιά Τη ζωή μου όμωσ θα ζή…
Tha Kanoume Erota Μια αφορμή δε θέλω πολλά Μόνο ιδρώτασ στο σώμα κυλά Μάτια θο…
Thavmata Και καθώσ η νύχτα απλώνει μέσα μου εγκατάλειψη Τώρα που μ'αρ…
Theos Απέναντι σου εγώ για ώρες να κοιτώ Ποτέ δεν έχω ξαναδεί…
To kana Gia Na Zilepseis Δεν ήμουν στην καλύτερή μου φάση Είχα από σένα τόσο πληγωθεί…
Tora Me Ekdikisai Κάθεσαι τώρα απέναντι μου Και με κοιτάζεισ ειρωνικά Είναι μα…
Toso peripou s'agapo Δεν χωράει αυτό που νιώθω Σε λέξεισ να το κλείσω Δεν χωράει…
Uit Het Oog Uit het oog maar niet uit het hart Elke dag is…
Waarom Ik Geen Tv Kijk Een blinde dame heeft een gesprek met haar vader en vraagt…
Winter Es ist so lang schon in den Köpfen drin Dass es…
Y Piensa que queda poco Dime si me equivoco Siento romper tus …
Zo Tosa fota giro mu Omos pia de me tiflonun Tosos kosmos dipla…
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