The Gaylords (American vocal group)



The Gaylords were an American singing trio, consisting of Ronald L. Fredianelli, Bonaldo Bonaldi, and Don Rea.
Fredianelli was born on June 12, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan. They formed the Gaylords in Detroit in 1949.
The group's name was decided upon after a chance encounter with Marcus Wren.
In the 1950s the group had a number of Italian-flavored hits on the charts, often consisting of a song partly sung in Italian and partly in English. Their most successful release was "Tell Me You're Mine", which had sold over one million copies by 1958. "Tell Me You're Mine" reached #3 on the US chart.
As Gaylord and Holiday, the two remaining members of the group continued to perform until 2003.
Fredianelli died on January 25, 2004 in Reno, Nevada. Bonaldi still performed with Ron Gaylord, Jr., Ronnie Gaylord's oldest son until his death on May 10, 2017 in Carson City, NV.
Donald "Don" Rea, keyboardist for The Gaylords, born in Detroit, Michigan, on 9 December 1928, died in Reno, Nevada, on 30 June 2017 after a short battle with cancer.

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