Danny & The Juniors, individually Frank Maffei,
Danny Rapp, Joe Terranova and Dave White, began
singing together in the early 1950's at ages 13
and 14 in Philadelphia where they were fans of the
local rhythm and blues radio stations. It was
there they heard the first stirrings of a new
music soon to become known as Rock 'n Roll. The
Juvenaires, as they were called then, quickly
decided to become part of the new movement and
began to perform the new songs as well as their
own original material at school dances, local
clubs and restaurants.At that time,
record companies were engaged in a frenzied search
for young people who could perform the new music.
It wasn't very long before they discovered the
youths, re-named them Danny & The Juniors and
recorded them singing one of their own original
songs called At The Hop.
The song quickly became a monumental hit on
five continents reaching #1 on the pop, country
and rhythm and blues charts. It stands today as
the #23 all-time biggest record according to The
Billboard Magazine List Of #1 Hits. The Group
immediately followed with another hit, Rock And
Roll Is Here To Stay, which became an anthem of
the era, plus dance classics Twistin' USA and Pony
Express. These were the first of a string of
eleven charted recordings. Their latest albums are
the 1992 MCA' release Rockin' With Danny And The
Juniors and the 1997 Collectibles release Danny
And The Juniors - Classic Golden Greats.