The Regents

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The Regents were a doo-wop vocal group from New York in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

They are best known for writing and recording the hit "Barbara Ann" in 1961, which reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #2 when later covered by the Beach Boys in 1965 on their album, Beach Boys' Party!. They also had a second charting hit with "Runaround", which hit #28 later in 1961.

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[edit] Original Members

  • Ernie Maresca
  • Chuck Fassert (brother of Barbara Ann author Fred Fassert)
  • Guy Villari
  • Sal Cuomo
  • Mike Salas (left band prior to first release)

[edit] Namesakes

Another band by the name of "The Regents" recorded the song "7 Teen" in 1979. It reached #11 on the UK Singles Chart.

[edit] Members

Nick Simper

[edit] External links


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