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The CleftonesThe Cleftones The Cleftones American vocal group Not to be confused with The Kleptones. The Cleftones were an American vocal group formed in 1955, who were then called The Silvertones at Junior High School 40 in Jamaica, Queens, New York City.[1] The group in 1957 Formation In 1955, the members of the group were high school students attending Jamaica High School in Queens, New York.[1] The group initially formed around the idea of writing a political campaign jingle for Jamaica High School's Independent Party, an unpopular group of students "made up of people who were typically also-rans in all the school activities", which included future members of The Cleftones. With this aim, Herbie Cox (lead singer), along with classmates Charlie… (Source: Wikipedia)
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