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Biography
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The Impalas
Real name: Richard Wagner, Tony Carlucci, Joe "Speedo" Frazier, Lenny Renda
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 1972
Members: Joe Frazier (6)
The Impalas were a racially integrated doowop group that formed in Brooklyn, NY in 1958. They made their mark a year later after being discovered by disc jockey Alan Freed who helped sign them to the Cub label. The Impalas charted a few hits before eventually disbanding in 1961.