VOICES IN THE SKY : The Angels

 


     Sisters Barbara (Bibs) and Phyllis (Jiggs) Allbut started out singing with a group called The Starlets in New Jersey alongside Bernadette Carroll and Linda Malzone. They had some minor local hits and wound up doing backup work in the studio. When Linda Malzone left, Linda Jankowski (later Jansen) became the new lead singer. 
     After a failed attempt at a record deal with producer Gerry Granahan, the Allbut sisters turned their focus to education. Phyllis Allbut was in teacher’s college at the time and Barbara was accepted into the Juilliard School for her abilities as a music arranger.
     Granahan eventually decided he saw hit potential in the song they had performed for him in their audition, a version of Till, and asked them to record it in the studio. Released on his Caprice label it became their first single under their new name, The Angels, and also their first hit (#14 in the US).
     Linda Jansen left in late 1962 with Kerri Downs filling in at live shows for a short while. Then, Peggy Santiglia (formerly of The Delicates) joined Bibs and Jiggs and the trio recorded a version of My Boyfriend’s Back. The Angels’ performance was originally intended as a demo for The Shirelles‘ consideration, but the music publishers chose instead to release it as it stood. The song was a major hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
     During their career, The Angels maintained a steady string of moderately successful singles which included I Adore Him (#25) and Wow Wow Wee (He’s The Boy For Me) (#41).
 

My Boyfriend's Back

Smash,1963



   
     

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