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The Mystics
The Mystics were a vocal group from Brooklyn that formed in the 1950s. They started out as The Threads with members Phil Cracolici, George Galfo, John...
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The Mystics were a vocal group from Brooklyn that formed in the 1950s. They started out as The Threads with members Phil Cracolici, George Galfo, John Gaudiosi, and Allan Turner before changing their name.
They signed with Laurie Records in 1956 and released "It's Only a Paper Moon," a Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg song that became their biggest hit. The track's lyrics mentioning "a Barnum and Bailey world" stirred some discussion at the time about whether it was commenting on show business.
After that success, they put out other singles like "Hushabye" and "White Cliffs of Dover." They recorded three albums in the early 1960s: "The Mystics" in 1960, "Up and Away" in 1961, and "One More Time" in 1962.
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