The Royale Coachmen

The Royale Coachmen formed at George J. Ryan Junior High School in Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY in late 1964. As regular shoppers in the record department at May’s Department Store on Queens Boulevard, they befriended the manager, Joe Cosentino, who decided to manage the boys, get them some cool stage wear, record them, and take them to London for the big time. Three out of four ain’t bad — the parents refused to let the guys go anywhere outside of their neighbourhood, so aside from some backyard blasts, a prom, a Catholic girls school dance, and a single play on WMCA, The Royale Coachmen went exactly nowhere. Joe recorded them in Manhattan at RCA Studios, New York and issued the results on his label.