Brian Hyland was born in Queens, New York on November 12, 1943. He got an early start to his music career, as he had his own group, The Delphis, when he was just 12 years old. He and Del Shannon worked closely together in 1970 when they had a production company.His first single catapulted him to the top of the charts in 1960 with the Number One song Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, which also became the first of two Gold Records. The second Gold Record for him was in 1970, Gypsy Woman, a remake of the Top Twenty song by The Impressions in 1961.
This week on Voice Your Choice we spotlight two of the 22 charted songs by Brian Hyland: The Joker Went Wind and Gypsy Woman. What song do you prefer? Come to the Voice Your Choice page at Treasure Island Oldies and cast your vote. We'll play the song with the most votes in Hour 3 of next week's show.
