Lou M Ezzo

Lou Ezzo, TV repairman, aspiring music biz impresario and song writer. When their television went on the fritz, sisters Diana and Sylvia Sanchez resorted to harmonizing by the family piano to kill time. Lou Ezzo was so impressed by the performance that he convinced the siblings that they should to cut a demo disc. After recruiting classmate Josie Allen, the trio dubbed themselves The Claremonts in honor of the street the Sanchez family called home. Offering his services, Ezzo put the girls in touch with those at Apollo Records, one of New York's oldest and best known independent labels. The three girls showed their stuff to Apollo and soon found themselves getting ready to experience their very first recording date. Along with some top session musicians the girls worked out the songs for there very first release. The songs were "Keep Me Dreaming" and "Angel Of Romance" on Apollo # 517, which was released in November of 1957. An interesting side note is the fact that songwriting credit on the songs is also given to TV repair man Lou Ezzo. Ever the business man and obviously smelling a good deal Ezzo chose this time to sell the girls' contract to Apollo vice president Charles Merenstein.