In the early 1960s, Tony Orlando had an impressive career. Born Michael Anthony Cassavitis on April 3, 1944 in Manhattan, New York, Tony Orlando was discovered at the tender age of 16 by producer Don Kirshner. At 17 he scored three hit songs: Halfway To Paradise, Bless You, and Happy Times. In 1967, he took a step back from the spotlight and entered the other side of the music business as manager of April-Blackwood Music publishing company. Two years later, he sang lead vocals for the New York studio group Wind and had one hit with them called Make Believe.His career took off in 1970 when he formed Dawn and never looked back. Tony Orlando and Dawn scored twenty-one hits on the Billboard Charts between 1970 and 1979, including six Top Ten hits and five Gold Records.
This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Tony Orlando with two of his early career hits: Halfway To Paradise and Bless You . Cast your vote for the song you'd like to hear. Click Voice Your Choice and make your selection. We'll play the winning song in the 3rd hour of next week's show.
