The Happenings were a pop music group that originated in the 1960s. The group's major hits were "See You In September" (1966), which was originally recorded by the Tempos in 1959; a cover version of the George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin song, "I Got Rhythm" (1967), updated for the nascent pop/rock era; and "Hare Krishna," a cover version of a song from the musical Hair (1969).

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  • The Happenings were a pop music group that originated in the 1960s. The group's major hits were "See You In September" (1966), which was originally recorded by the Tempos in 1959; a cover version of the George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin song, "I Got Rhythm" (1967), updated for the nascent pop/rock era; and "Hare Krishna," a cover version of a song from the musical Hair (1969). The group's "See You In September" and "I've Got Rhythm" were on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles charts for 14 weeks in 1966 and 1967, respectively, forming musical bookends for the 1966-1967 school year, and both peaked at number 3. Both disc sales exceeded one million copies, resulting in R.I.A.A. gold record awards by 1969. Members of the original group, created in 1965, all hailed from Paterson, New Jersey and consisted of Bob Miranda, David Libert, Tom Giuliano and Ralph DiVito. In 1968, DiVito was replaced by Bernie LaPorta. The band continued in this present configuration, performing mostly at colleges and universities until 1970, when Libert left the band to pursue other endeavors within the music industry. Libert went on to manage various bands, including George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Living Colour, Brian Auger, Vanilla Fudge, The Runaways, Mother's Finest and Evelyn "Champagne" King. The group had nine Billboard Hot 100 Singles hits from 1967 to 1968, including covers of "Go Away Little Girl" (a #1 hit for Steve Lawrence in 1962) and the jazz song "My Mammy" (popularized by Al Jolson in the 1920's). Both songs peaked at number 13. According to Miranda, the group's original formula was to "take a song that's already proven it could be a hit and put our spin on it".. They later wrote some of their own songs, including "Hare Krishna". The band still exists and continues to perform with lead singer Miranda as the only remaining original member. LaPorta was a high-school music teacher in the North Arlington Middle School until the middle of the 2006-2007 school year, when he retired from his position. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, "See You In September" was listed in a memo containing 150 songs that radio conglomerate Clear Channel Communications suggested to be pulled from the airwaves - despite the fact that the song is about two lovers saying goodbye for the summer, and has nothing to do with terrorism.
  • The Happenings war ein US-amerikanisches Gesangsquartett, das Anfang der 60er Jahre in Fort Dix, New Jersey, gegründet wurde. Die vier Gründungsmitglieder lernten sich während der gemeinsamen Armee-Zeit kennen. Sie fingen an zu singen, und nach ihrer Entlassung blieben sie als Gruppe zusammen und nannten sich zunächst The Four Graduates. Anfangs betätigten sie sich überwiegend als Begleitchor bzw. Background-Sänger. So sind sie auf etlichen Aufnahme der Four Seasons zu hören. Dann lernten sie Ernie Maresca und die Tokens kennen. Diese ermöglichten es ihnen, zwei Singles aufzunehmen. Diese beiden Scheiben („What A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening“ und „Candy Queen“) waren jedoch Flops. 1965 änderte die Gruppe ihren Namen in The Happenings. Und jetzt wurde bereits die zweite Platte ein Hit: „See You In September“ kletterte 1966 auf Platz 3 der amerikanischen Charts. Der Song war eine Coverversion eines Stückes aus dem Jahr 1959, und nun blieben The Happenings dabei, die Hits von anderen Gruppen aufzufrischen. Die Gruppe tritt noch heute vereinzelt und in stark geänderter Besetzung bei Oldiefestivals im Nordosten der USA auf.
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  • The Happenings were a pop music group that originated in the 1960s. The group's major hits were "See You In September" (1966), which was originally recorded by the Tempos in 1959; a cover version of the George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin song, "I Got Rhythm" (1967), updated for the nascent pop/rock era; and "Hare Krishna," a cover version of a song from the musical Hair (1969).
  • The Happenings war ein US-amerikanisches Gesangsquartett, das Anfang der 60er Jahre in Fort Dix, New Jersey, gegründet wurde. Die vier Gründungsmitglieder lernten sich während der gemeinsamen Armee-Zeit kennen. Sie fingen an zu singen, und nach ihrer Entlassung blieben sie als Gruppe zusammen und nannten sich zunächst The Four Graduates. Anfangs betätigten sie sich überwiegend als Begleitchor bzw. Background-Sänger. So sind sie auf etlichen Aufnahme der Four Seasons zu hören.
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