The Lettermen

Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 8PM
Robert Franz, conductor
The Lettermen, guest artists
Sponsored by:BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York

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                                                                                                                              The Lettermen

Program Description

One of America's most popular vocal groups performs everlasting hits such as Put Your Head On My Shoulder and Goin' Out of My Mind, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Shangri-La and more. 

Artist Profile

The Lettermen - The one change Tony Butala, original founding member of The Lettermen, would have made in the 45-plus year career of one of the most popular vocal groups in history is a surprising one. "We chose the wrong name!" he exclaims. "In the late 50's, when you started a vocal group and wanted to stand out from the crowd, all you had to do was use a novel new name that would give your group a unique look and image. "If you're a new group in today's world and you want to get noticed, you have to dye your hair purple, multi-pierce your face, ears and tongue, and, even then you may not be different enough to get some notoriety." In the late 50's, most vocal groups had school type names such as Danny & the Juniors, The Four Freshmen and The Four Preps. They chose the name The Lettermen and wore letter sweaters. By the time those names became passe in the early sixties, The Lettermen had already had a few hits and were a tremendous success. Capitol Records, The Lettermen's record label, was reluctant to try to market a new name as The Lettermen wanted, due to the fact that it was already an established world-wide name.