Birth Name:

Carl Bonafede

Male

Birth Date:

Wed, Oct 16, 1940

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Age:

83

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

23°

Lib

13'

About Carl Bonafede

Carl Bonafede was born in the Little Italy Chicago community on October 16, 1940. He appeared as a young boy on local television on Morris B. Sach's Amateur Hour singing and playing the accordion. He appeared on an interview show, Ernie Simon's Curbstone Cut-up. He sang his hit record "Were Wolf" on disc-jockey Jim Lounsbury's TV show in Chicago. He went on to promote local bands with his weekly dances at local ballrooms including the Aragon Ballroom, Madura's Danceland and The Holiday Ballroom with owner and collaborator Dan Belloc of big band fame (Billy May Orchestra). He recorded and produced over 200 records with various recording artists. He fronted a local group, The Gem-tones, whose saxophone player, Harry Manfredini, became a movie musical score arranger for the "Friday the 13th" movies. He then turned to managing and promoting local teen bands (garage-bands in the early 60s). His most famous clients were The Buckinghams and the all-girl group The Daughters of Eve. He also managed Thee Prophets, from Wisconsin and Mickey & Larry and the Exciters from Boston. He managed The Delights, in Chicago. He worked for the Willard Alexander Booking Agency with agent Herb Gronauer, who now promotes celebrities in Palm Springs, California. He also worked for the CASK Attractions agency.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• The Buckinghams official web site

• The story of The Daughters of Eve by Debi Pomeroy and Mick Patrick

• The Screaming Wildman Blogspot

• Carl Bonafede Blogspot

• Carl Bonafede Official Web site

• Discogs.com

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Carl Bonafede: Sun 23 Libra, Moon 27 Aries, Mercury 17 Scorpio, Venus 11 Virgo, Mars 7 Libra, Jupiter 12 Taurus, Saturn 12 Taurus, Uranus 25 Taurus, Neptune 26 Virgo, Pluto 4 Leo, Sun Quincunx Uranus, Mercury Opposition Jupiter, Mercury Opposition Saturn, Venus Trine Jupiter, Venus Trine Saturn, Mars Sextile Pluto, Jupiter Conjunct Saturn, Jupiter Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Saturn Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Uranus Trine Neptune

Categories related to Carl Bonafede: Living people, October 16 births, People from Chicago, American music managers, 1940 births, Record producers from Illinois

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