(From various sources)
Tony Bellus is a vocalist and musician whose best known song is the Robbin' The Cradle, a self-composed ballad he recorded in Chicago in 1959.
The recording of Robbin' The Cradle contained a number of styles and musical combinations. It combined an Italian pop singer playing an accordion, being backed with a country/rockabilly band augmented with a background Latino vocal group. Rumor has it that this song may have been inspired by the news from just months before in 1958 when rockabilly star Jerry Lee Lewis shocked the music world by marrying his 13-year old cousin Myrna. The song stayed in the top 40 for 26 weeks in 1959.
Attempts at follow-ups were hampered when the original National Recording Corporation went bankrupt in 1961. This and a stint in the Army took the momentum from Bellus' career. Many critics claim that Bellus was a one shot artist who never recorded anything else that was a hit...
But man, what a hit it was.
Bellus now resides in Florida with his wife Tammy, also a songwriter.
Enjoy this forgotten gem!
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