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Gene Rondo
Gene Rondo was a studio project created by producer-arranger Gene Page in the early 1960s. Page had been working with orchestral arrangements and wanted to...
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Gene Rondo was a studio project created by producer-arranger Gene Page in the early 1960s. Page had been working with orchestral arrangements and wanted to try something that mixed strings with pop rhythms. The group included guitarist Ronnie Montrose, bassist Mark Andes, and drummer Chuck Panozzo.
Their 1968 single 'Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen' became their most recognizable track. It had a straightforward melody with string arrangements behind it, and it got some radio play around birthdays and celebrations.
Some stations found the orchestral elements unusual for pop radio at the time. The band didn't release much material after that single, and Page returned to studio work.
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