"WE WILL NEVER FORGET"

"MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY `S "
LAST SHOW IN MANHATTAN AT "THE FULTON STREET SEAPORT" WITH "THE VILLAGE PEOPLE" LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2001

MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY HAS PERFORMED AT SUCH PLACES AS: THE FULTON STREET SEAPORT IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH "THE VILLAGE PEOPLE". RECREATION PARKS AND BEACHES FROM LONG ISLAND NEW YORK TO SOUTH FLORIDA. HERE IS A LIST OF PLACES YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM AT.....TOWN OF BROOKHAVEN L. I. NEW YORK, TOWN OF NORTHHEMPSTEAD, L. I. NEW YORK, TOWN OF SMITHTOWN, L. I. NEW YORK, THE DRIFTWOOD INN, PORT JEFFERSON L. I. NEW YORK, TOWN OF OYSTERBAY L. I. NEW YORK CITY OF DEERFIELD BEACH FLORIDA , CITY OF HOLLYWOOD BEACH FLORIDA. CITY OF MELBOURNE BEACH FLORIDA. DELRAY DUNES COUNTRY CLUB IN BOYNTON BEACH FLORIDA, GRAND LACUNA COUNTRY CLUB LAKEWORTH FLORIDA, HOLIDAY INN HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA, DEERCREEK COUNTRY CLUB DEERFIELD BEACH FLORIDA, CENTURY VILLAGES IN BOCA RATON, PEMBROOK PINES, AND DEERFIELD BEACH FLORIDA. CITY OF POMPANO BEACH FLORIDA, CITY OF COCONUT CREEK FL. LIGHTHOUSE POINT YACHT CLUB FL. WHO`S RESTAURANT & LOUNGE DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA, MICHELANGELO`S PIANO BAR DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA, BUSTERS LOUNGE DELRAY BEACH FL. WHO`S LOUNGE DELRAY BECAH FL. AS WELL AS MANY OF THE AMERICAN LEGIONS HALLS IN THE TRI STATE AREAS OF NEW YORK AND FLORIDA... REMEMBER, FROM PRIVATE PARTY`S TO CONCERTS, MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY WANTS YOU TO BE ENTERTAINED.

MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY JULY 3RD 2005 AT DEERFIELD BEACH FL.

SHOW & CONCERT DATES: OCT. 6 & 20 WHO`S LOUNGE DELRAY BCH. FL. OCT. 22 HOLLYWOOD BEACH FL. ON THE BEACH A1A & JOHNSON AVE. OCT. 27 CORAL CAY PLANTATION MARGATE FL. NOV.2 & 3 WHO`S LOUNGE DELRAY BCH FL. NOV 27 HOLLYWOOD BCH. A1A & JOHNSON AVE. HOLLYWOOD FL.DEC 14 & 21 WHO`S LOUNGEDELRAY BEACH FL. . DEC. 31 PONTE VECCHIO WEST BOYNTON BECH FL. DATES ARE ALWAYS ADDED EACH WEEK. FOR INFO 561-706-4664

ALL ABOUT MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY

Manhattan Music Company is a two to five part vocal group with
a six piece back up band. Manhattan Music Company also has their own music tracks, so they can fit anyone`s budget. Manhattan Music Company is proof that classic sounds live on, and great songs never die. They apply their unique sound and style to some of the classic songs we all love and enjoy.Manhattan Music Company has a fabulous reputation and the knowhow to make a great evening`s entertainment. They come alive the moment they bounce on to the stage as each member with their vast experience and talent comes shining through loud and clear. For Info call 954-481-9281 or 561-706-4664 E-MAIL US AT Manhattanmusiccompany@webtv.net

JOHNNY CONTINO

BORN DECEMBER 26, 1942, COUSIN TO DICK CONTINO, THE FAMOUS ACCORDION PLAYER (lady of spain), THAT`S WHERE MUSIC CAME INTO JOHNNY`S LIFE. GROWING UP IN NEW HYDE PARK AND COMMACK LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, JOHNNY STARTED PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE AT AGE TEN,

LISTENING TO HIS FATHER PLAYING THE PIANO, HIS MOTHER SINGING AND COUSIN DICK PLAYING THE ACCORDION JOHNNY PUT DOWN THE SAX, PICKED UP SINGING AND DANCING AND WENT ON THE ROAD EARLY. HE THEN WENT ON THE "ED HERLIHEY CHILDRENS HOUR" AND THERE WAS NO STOPPING HIM. IN 1961 JOHNNY JOINED "THE VELVET SATANS" THEN "THE CHAPERONES" (Cruise to the Moon) AND SIGNED CONTRACT WITH JIM GRIBBLE WHO, AT THE TIME MANAGED THE PASSIONS,THE MYSTICS, THE MELLO KINGS AND MANY MORE. IN 1980 JOHNNY JOINED A LONG ISLAND GROUP KNOWN AS "THE CHARADES" THEY RECORDED "HE WILL BREAK YOU HEART" "I BELIEVE" "WONDERFULL GIRL" & "TONIGHT COULD BE THE NIGHT". IN 1984 JOHNNY WENT BACK TO THE CHAPERONES WITH ORIGINAL LEAD TONY AMATO AND ORIGINAL BARITONE NICK SALVATO ALONG WITH PETE PEREZ. THEY TOURED THE OLDIES CIRCUIT ALL OVER THE STATES UNTILL TONY AMATO`S UNTIMELY DEATH IN 1990. JOHNNY AND NICK ALONG WITH PETE PEREZ AND CHARLIE MALICA KEPT IT GOING INTILL, NICK MOVED TO VEGAS AND JOHNNY TO FLORIDA. JOHNNY HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH SUCH PERFORMERS AS, "THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS," "GLEN CAMPBELL", "LITTLE ANTHONY", "JACKIE WILSON", "ROY ORBISON", "JERRY LEWIS," "THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE", "CHUCK BERRY", "FRANKIE VALLI", AND "THE INK SPOTS". JOHNNY HAS FILLED IN WITH "THE BELMONTS" AS SECOND TENOR, "TONY AMATO`S CHAPERONES" FROM 1982-2004 "MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY" WAS PUT TOGETHER IN 1991 AS MUSICAL PROMTION COMPANY. IN 2004 IT BECAME HIS BANDS NAME. JOHNNY HAS PERFORMED IN MANY CONCERT VENUES SUCH AS "RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL", "WESTBURY MUSIC FAIR" 'VALLEY FORGE MUSIC FAIR." "CRITERION THEATRE" ON BROADYWAY "ATLANTIC CITY" "ASBURY PARK CONVENTION CENTER" "PALM BEACH MEYER AMPHITHEATER" "POUGHKEEPSIE CIVIC CENTER" AND FAIRS ACROSS THE EAST COAST. KNOWN FOR BEING "THE HOST WITH THE MOST", JOHNNY IS AN ENTERTAINER THAT CAPTURES A CROWD NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL. AS THE LEADER OF MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY JOHNNY WANTS YOU TO BE ENTERTAINED JOHNNY HAS MANY RECORDINGS TO HIS CREDITS WITH "THE CHARADES" ,"THE CHAPERONES" AND WITH "MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY". HE ALSO HAS APPEARED ON T V AND RADIO ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

RENEE` PALMERIO CONTINO

RENEE` IS A FEMALE VOCALIST WHO GIVES "MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY" THE ABILITY TO PERFORM ALL THE 1950`s-1960`s GIRL GROUP SONGS AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OLD CLASSIC`S AND POP FEMALE SONGS. HER BEAUTY AND HER SHOWMANSHIP ARE SOMETHING TO HEAR AND SEE AS SHE SINGS SONGS FROM "THE SHIRELLES", "THE CHIFFONS", AND THE "TUNE WEAVERS". HER RENDENDITIN OF " WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE" BY "THE TEENAGERS" IS A SHOW STOPPER. RENEE` HAS BEEN PERFORMING SINCE SHE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD PLAYING THE PIANO AND THE GUITAR, LISTING TO HER DAD AS HE SANG WITH HIS VOCAL GROUP ON THE "AL ALBERTS TV SHOW". AL ALBERT WAS THE LEAD SINGER TO "THE FOUR ACES" . RENEE` STARTED TO SING AT AN EARLY AGE IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA, SHE PERFORMED IN MANY THEATRE WORKSHOPS SUCH AS THE "SOUND OF MUSIC", "OLIVER", AND HAS THE KIND OF PERSONALITY THAT MAKES "MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY" MORE VERSATILE. RENEE` IS NO STRANGER TO THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS ATTENDING YORK COLLEGE IN PENNSYLVANIA STUDING COMMUNICATIONS. AT THAT TIME SHE WORKED FOR "W G A L" TV IN LANCASTER, PA. AND DID VOICE OVERS FOR MANY COMMERCIALS. SHE ALSO WORKED IN THE NEWS ROOM AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY. BORN AND RAISED IN A FAMILY OF MUSICIANS AND SINGERS, WAS WHEN RENEE` KNEW WHAT TO DO EARLY IN HER LIFE , BUT RAISING HER FAMILY CAME FIRST. A MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN MICHAEL AND NICOLE, AND WIFE OF JOHNNY CONTINO, RENEE` IS BACK AGAIN DOING WHAT SHE LOVES TO DO. ENTERTAINING!

RICHIE CHIOFALO

RICHIE IS A LEAD AND BASS VOCALIST THAT FILLS IN WITH MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY WHEN NEEDED. MR EXCITEMENT IS WHAT THEY CALL HIM. HE ROCK`S N ROLLS A CROWD AS WELLS AS SINGING THE CLASIC LOVE SONGS WE LOVE AND ENJOY. BORN IN BROOKLYN AND A LONG ISLAND CLUB OWNER IN THE 60`S, "THE NOTTY KNEE" IS WHERE RICHIE HAD HIS CHANCE AT SINGING. IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS HE SANG WITH A POPULAR LONG ISLAND VOCAL GROUP CALLED "THE LIFEGUARDS"

LENNY COOKIE RIZZI

LENNY WAS BORN IN THE PARK SLOPE SECTION OF BROOKLYN NEW YORK, JANUARY 16, 1945. AT AGE ELEVEN HE JOINED HIS FIRST DOO-WOP VOCAL GROUP. THEY SANG ON STREET CORNERS, SUBWAYS, LOCKERROOMS AND SCHOOL DANCES. THIS GROUP LASTED FOR EIGHT YEARS WITHOUT A NAME. AT ONE POINT, THEY WERE MANAGED BY "FREDDY SCOTT". FREDDY`S HIT RECORD "HEY GIRL I WANT YOU TO KNOW" WAS TAKING OFF ON THE CHARTS AND HE HAD NO TIME FOR THEM. AT AGE NINETEEN LENNY WAS A VOCAL COACH, COACHING OTHER BACKROUND SINGERS. FROM THERE HE SPENT A SHORT TIME WITH "VITO & THE SALUTATIONS", AND AT AGE TWENTY ONE HE STARTED PLAYING BASS GUITAR, PLAYING 'BEATLE' SONGS. IN 1979 LENNY JOINED A DISCO BAND. HIS MANAGER AND PIANO PLAYER WAS "RAOUL J CITA" WHO WAS , AND STILL IS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF "THE HARPTONES". AS THE YEARS WENT BY LENNY STARTED PLAYING THE KEY BOARDS AND FORMED "THE MISTIC STAR BAND" FEATURING "BILL BLAKLEY" FORMER MEMBER OF "THE DELVIKINGS" WHICH LASTED FOUR YEARS. IN THOSE FOUR YEARS HE PLAYED ALL OVER LONG ISLAND, BROOKLYN, BRONX , MANHATTAN AND STATEN ISLAND. HE HAS APPEARED ON RADIO "THE DON K REED DOO-WOP SHOP" IN NEW YORK CITY. THESE DAYS LENNY TEACHES KEY BOARDS, AND ENJOYS SINGING AND PERFORMING WITH "MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY". HIS SMOOTH TENOR, BASS, BARITONE VOICE, GIVES "MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY`S" VOCALS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.

GREG WOODS

GREG WOODS IS A DYNAMIC VOCALIST AND ENTERTAINER SPECIALIZING IN R & B, MOTOWN AND DOO WOP MUSIC. HE HAS PERFORMED IN DOZENS OF VENUES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND MORE RECENTLY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. HE IS AN ENTERTAINER WHO BELIEVES IN THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC. MANY HAVE BEEN AMAZED BY THE HIGH ENERGY AND GOOD VIBE THAT GREG DELIVERS THROUGH TIMELESS MELODIES. YOU`VE HEARD ALL THESE SONGS BEFORE BUT GREG ADDS A SPECIAL TOUCH TO CLASSIC FAVORITES LIKE "SUGER PIE HONEY BUNCH", "GET READY" AND "JUST MY IMAGINATION". MR. WOODS HAS BEEN PERFORMING SINCE HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD PARTICIPATING IN NUMEROUS CONTESTS, DANCE COMPETITIONS AND TALENT SHOWS. IN FACT, HE IS A 2003 NEW ENGLAND SENSATION WINNER. ADDITIONALLY, HE HAS BEEN SINGING PROFESSIONALLY FOR YEARS HARMONIZING IN BANDS SUCH AS "JUSUS," "THE DOWN FIVE," "THE MEMORIES" AND MOST RECENTLY "MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY." GREG IS THE LEAD ON A NUMBER OF TUNES BUT HIS MOST REQUESTED SONGS ARE "MY GIRL" AND "AIN`T TOO PROUD TO BEG" BY THE TEMPTATIONS. GREG`S LOVE FOR R & B, MOTOWN AND DOO WOP MUSIC CAN BE FELT WITH EVERY NOTE. HE IS A SHOWMAN AND CROWD PLEASER WITH A UNIQUE ABILTY TO LIFT THE HUMAN SPIRT THROUGH SONG. GREG IS DELIGHTED TO BE THE MOST RECENT ADDITION TO MANHATTAN MUSIC COMPANY, BLENDING HIS SOULFUL MOTOWN VOICE IS AN EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION.

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