Fathers and the things you never knew...
Below is a story about a band my father was in a a kid. He told us little if anything about the band... Heres what I found out ( source unknown )... lf you asked anyone in America under 40 who the Ducanes were, odds are you'd get blank stares. Yet the quintet of teenagers were notable if only for the fact that they were the next rung up the ladder to superstardom for Arnerica°s greatest record producer. The Ducanes were five friends who loved bas- ketball, spending countless hours practicing near their homes at Bergenfield Memorial Field. ln be- tween games the guys would harmonize on some of the better (though often obscure) doo wops of the day such as "l Laughed" by THE JESTERS, "Zoom" by the Collegians, and "When l Fall in Love" by THE FLAMINGOS (who were their favorite group). The only actual hit they sang at the time was their first practiced song, "Diamonds and Pearls" by THE PARADONS. The Bergenfield, New Jersey, quintet consisted of