The Addrisi Brothers were an American

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duo from

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. The brothers themselves were Donald "Don" Addrisi (December 14, 1938 – ) and Richard "Dick" Addrisi (born ).

Biography

Both Don and Dick played parts in their family's

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ic group, the Flying Addrisis. In the 1950s, they got in touch with

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about starting a singing career and moved to

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. The Addrisi Brothersat

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They auditioned for parts on the '' Mickey Mouse Club'', but were rejected. Soon after, however, they signed to

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and recorded several singles. Aside from the modest

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hit "Cherrystone" (1959), these were not successes. Further releases from

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and

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fared no better, so the pair began working more as

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s. The Addrisi Brothers' biggest success as a songwriting duo was "

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", a hit for

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; the brothers themselves had a hit with it in 1977. They also charted several more hit singles in the 1970s and composed the

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for the

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''. In 1977, they secured their biggest chart hit with "Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On", released on

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. They worked together until Don Addrisi died from

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in 1984. His ashes are interred, along with his parents, at

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.Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', Third ed.: 2. McFarland & Company (2016) At present, Richard Addrisi lives in

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, Argentina.

Discography

Albums

*''We've Got to Get It On Again'' (

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, 1972) U.S. No. 137

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AllMusic *''Addrisi Brothers'' (

, 1977) U.S. No. 118 *''Ghost Dancer'' (

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, 1979) *''Never My Love - The Lost Album Sessions'' (

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)

Singles

*"Everybody Happy" b/w "I'll Be True" (1958) Brad Label *"Cherrystone" (6/1959) U.S. No. 62 *"Saving My Kisses" (1959) *"Back to the Old Salt Mine" b/w "It's Love" (1959) *"Gonna See My Baby" (1959) *"What a Night for Love" (1960) *"The Dance Is Over" (1962) *"Love Me Baby" (1964) *"Little Miss Sad" (1964) *"Side by Side" (1965) *"Excuse Me" (Dick Addrisi, 1966) *"

" (12/1967) U.S. No. 80 AC No. 28 *"Time to Love" (1968) *"We've Got to Get It On Again" b/w "You Make It All Worthwhile" (1/1972) U.S. No. 25, AC No. 10; Canada No. 15, AC No. 32 *"I Can Feel You" (5/1972) U.S. No. 110 *"I Can Count on You" (1972) *"Somebody Found Her (Before I Lost Her)" (2/1974) U.S. AC No. 42 *”Wait for Me (Busted Bad)” (1975) *"Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On" (4/1977) U.S. No. 20, AC No. 34; Canada No. 34, AC No. 49 *"Does She Do It Like She Dances" (9/1977) U.S. No. 74 *"Ghost Dancer" (8/1979) U.S. No. 45, AC No. 41; UK No. 57 *"As Long as the Music Keeps Playing" (1979) (12" Promo) *"Red Eye Flight (You Can Always Come Home Again)" (1981)

References

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* {{Authority control Sibling musical duos American pop music groups Imperial Records artists People from Winthrop, Massachusetts Del-Fi Records artists Columbia Records artists Buddah Records artists Scotti Brothers Records artists