Biography
Panic Buttons
Effective period / Period of releases: 1969
Members: Lou Lupo
Philadelphia RnB Funk outfit. Formed by band leader and saxophonist Lou Lupo. Panic Buttons (originally ‘The Panics’) consisted of Lou Lupo (sax), Sonny Richards (trombone, voc) Billy Ruth (drums, voc) Johnny "C" (trumpet, trombone & voc), Les (guitar, voc) Tony Tornetta (trumpet) and Mike Byrd (bass, vocals), all members hailing from South Philly.