From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Mon May 20, 2002  1:58 am - UPDATED 6 JANUARY 2004
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Teddy Randazzo
 
TEDDY RANDAZZO

Born 20 May 1937, New York City, New York
Died 21 November 2003, Orlando, FL

Randazzo was an accomplished child accordion player. His singing career
started with the Three Chuckles, whose other members were Tom Romano
(guitar) and Russ Gilberto (bass). The group had three hits on the X label
1954-56, the biggest of which was "Runaround" (1954). They also appeared
in Alan Freed's film "Rock Rock Rock", performing "Cinnamon Sinner".

A versatile singer who could move from R&B to rock 'n' roll to florid balladry,
Randazzo went solo in 1957, recording "Next Stop Paradise". "Little
Seranade" was a minor hit (# 66) a year later. He moved to ABC Records
in 1960, when "The Way Of A Clown" reached # 44. He joined in the dance
crazes of 1962 with "Dance To The Locomotion", tried folk with a version of
"Cotton Fields" and made an album of standards, Frank Sinatra-style, but
his only subsequent hit was "Big Wide World" on Colpix (1963). 

The following year Randazzo joined Don Costa's DCP company, concentrating on
songwriting and production, notably for Little Anthony and the Imperials.
Among the group's hits with which he was involved were "I'm On The Outside
Lookin' In", "Goin' Out Of My Head" (revived by the Lettermen in 1968) and
"Hurt So Bad", with which Linda Ronstadt had a 1980 hit. 

Randazzo briefly resumed his own recording career with Buddah in the late 
'60s. His later songwriting successes included " It Feels So Good To Be 
Loved So Bad", a 1977 hit for the Manhattans.