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George grew up on the road in
a real show business family. He and his sister, along with their
parents entertained as a family of acrobats in the Kelly Miller
Circus in the early 50's.They traveled throughout the south doing
two and sometimes three shows a day, six days a week. At the
age of 9 George and his family were the nightly featured act
at the luxurious Condado Beach Hotel in San Juan Puerto Rico.
Later in life George's dad had
a successful career in show business as a comedian. He was one
of Johnnie Carson's favorite Guests on the "Tonight"
show. He did a "Royal Command Performance" for the
Queen at the Paladium in London. He also received the coveted
"Golden
Clown" award from Princess Grace, (Grace Kelly) at the Circus
of Monte Carlo. He was featured in several major films, most
notable, "Funny Bones", which also starred Jerry Lewis
and Oliver Platt.
Moving around the country, George
became "hooked" on early Rhythem & Blues and group
harmony while living in New Orleans at the age of 12. He listened
to the early black vocal groups and honkers. These groups seemed
to bare their very souls with their performances. The Jacks,
The Ravens, The Orioles, The Clovers, and
the early Drifters.
In 1957 George george was in
his first vocal quartet while living in Pittsburgh. It was a
multi racial group that cut their teeth on the Del Vikings, The
Diamonds, and the Heartbeats.
In 1959 while living in a "rough"
Italian neighborhood in a suburb of Boston, george formed a group
called "The Daythons," which took the name of a biblical
character from the movie "The Ten Commandments." The
Daythons recorded, performed live at local dances, and sang on
the radio.
At the age of 17, George and
his family migrated to The Calumet Region. While attending Calumet
High School, George formed "the Starliters".
During the sixties George Sang
and played guitar in coffee houses and clubs.
When "Rock and Roll Revival"
shows begin to emerge all around the country in the seventies,
George and some friends formed "Yesterday's Rhythm."
This was a great a capella Doo Wop group. Over the next 12 years
"Yesterday's Rhythm recorded two albums,, did radio and
television commercials, and performed all over Chicagoland.
During this period George also
mentored and sang with a dynamic young a capella group called
"Five O' Clock Shadow." This group was a region favorite.
George describes "Harbor
Lights" as a total culmination of all this experience from
all of its members. "It is the most versatile group that
I have ever sang with. Harbor Lights represent the purest form
of the Doo Wop style. When you hear us perform live it sounds
exactly like our recordings."
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