Kenny Vance and The Planotones
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Kenny Vance and The Planotones is an American musical group led by Kenny Vance
, formerly of Jay and the Americans
.
. 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 and the Juniors and The Del-Vikings
.
for good, Vance formed Kenny Vance and the Planotones in 1992, no doubt influenced by the fictional group he was a part of in 1978. 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."
Kenny Vance
Kenny Vance is an American singer and music producer who was an original member of Jay and the Americans....
, formerly of Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane , Kenny Vance and Sandy Deanne , though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black.-Early years:They were...
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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 WaxAmerican Hot Wax
American Hot Wax is a 1978 biopic film directed by Floyd Mutrux and written by John Kaye telling the story of Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who was instrumental in introducing and popularizing rock 'n' roll in the 1950s...
. The band consisted of Kenny Vance, Joe Esposito
Joe Esposito (singer)
Joe Esposito is a Grammy winning American singer/songwriter whose career spans from the 1970s to the present day. Esposito's songs have been recorded by Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Labelle, and Stephen Stills and others.-Biography:...
, Bruce Sudano
Bruce Sudano
Bruce Charles Sudano is a singer/songwriter/producer best known for his collaboration with and marriage to singer Donna Summer, and the group he co-founded, Brooklyn Dreams....
and Ed Hokenson. They were just a combination of the Vance with the musical group Brooklyn Dreams
Brooklyn Dreams (group)
The Brooklyn Dreams was a successful singing group of the late 1970s and early 1980s mixing R&B harmonies with contemporary dance/disco music and best-known for a number of collaborations with singer Donna Summer. The band consisted of Joe "Bean" Esposito, Eddie Hokenson and Bruce Sudano...
. 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 and the Juniors and The Del-Vikings
The Del-Vikings
The Del-Vikings are an American doo-wop musical group, who recorded several hit singles in the 1950s, and continued to record and tour with various lineups in later decades...
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The Planotones
After leaving Jay and the AmericansJay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane , Kenny Vance and Sandy Deanne , though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black.-Early years:They were...
for good, Vance formed Kenny Vance and the Planotones in 1992, no doubt influenced by the fictional group he was a part of in 1978. 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."