The Five Discs

The Five Discs were an American doo-wop group from Brooklyn, New York, United States. In 1954, the Lovenotes, a six-man group (no recordings) with Mario deAndrade and Andy Jackson formed in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Down the block, Joe Barsalona, Tony Basile, and Paul Albano were trying to put a group together and often Mario deAndrade would come down the block and coach them on singing harmony. After about six months the Lovenotes broke up, and Mario and Andy went down the block and started singing with Joe, Tony, and Paul.