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The Impalas Were An American Doo-Wop Group In The Late 1950s Best Known For Their Hit "Sorry I Ran All The Way Home ". The Group Formed In 1958 In Brooklyn New York And Comprised Of Lead Singer Joe "Speedo" Frazier Born 5 September 1943 Richard Wagner Lenny Renda And Tony Carlucci. They Were A Racially Integrated Group - Frazier Was The Only Black Member. They Recorded For The Small Hamilton Record Label Before They Were Discovered By Songwriters And Promoters Artie Zwirn And Aristides "Gino" Giosasi Who Had Written The Song "Sorry I Ran All The Way Home ". Early In 1959 Disc Jockey Alan Freed Heard The Group Added His Name To The Writing Credits For The Song And Secured Them A Deal With The MGM Records Subsidiary Label Cub. The Record Reached #2 On The U.S. Pop Chart #14 On The R&B Chart And #28 In The UK Singles Chart. The Group Recorded Follow-Ups Including "Oh What A Fool" And An Album For Cub And One Further Single For The 20th Century Label Before Disbanding In 1961. "Speedo" Frazier Went On To Sing With Love's Own In 1973 And In 1980 Resurrected The Impalas As A Touring Act.

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