Frank Czuri

Frank Czuri (born September 8, 1948) is an American tenor, currently (November 2010) reunited with the Igniters, his band from youth, who released 2 records on Atlantic (rumored to be the second white rock group signed to Atlantic, with the first being the Young Rascals) under the names Jimmy Mack & the Music Factory and Friends, also working occasionally with Pittsburgh's (not Scottish) Silencers again. The Igniters did several reunion jobs which were so successful, the band decided to reunite. Frank was formerly a lead singer with Pure Gold,[1] a Pittsburgh-based classic R&B vocal group who have made two featured performances ("Sh-Boom" and "Long Tall girl") in the PBS American Music Series while backing artists such as Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, Mel Carter, Barbara Mason, Barbara Lewis, Percy Sledge, Sam Moore, among others.[2] After the original Igniters breakup in 1970, Czuri was a member of prominent Pittsburgh bands such as the post-"Rapper" Jaggerz, Diamond Reo, with whom Czuri performed on Dick Clark's American Bandstandon Season 18 episode 19 February 15, 1975, and The Silencers.[3][4] The Silencers' video for "Remote Control/Illegal" was among the first music videos aired on MTV when it launched on August 1, 1981. As of July 2013, Frank has also been singing with the Pittsburgh multi-million sellers, Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners.[5]

Czuri has performed on many LPs, CDs, and singles released worldwide.

Discography

LP and CD releases

Title Group Label Year
Jaggerz and Wolfman Jack Jaggerz Wooden Nickel 1973
Come Again Jaggerz Wooden Nickel 1974[6]
Diamond Reo Diamond Reo Big Tree 1975
Dirty Diamonds Diamond Reo Kama Sutra Records 1977[7]
Rough Cuts Diamond Reo Mad Dog 1978
Rock and Roll Enforcers Silencers Precision/CBS 1980
Romanic Silencers Precision/CBS 1982
Collage Pure Gold Green Dolphin 1998
Acapella Christmas Pure Gold Collectibles 2001
The Acapella Album Pure Gold Collectibles 2004
Forever Pure Gold Collectibles 2005
24 Carat Dreams Pure Gold Green Dolphin 2007
Merry Christmas Pure Gold Green Dolphin 2007[2]

Singles

Title Group Label Billboard Top 100 placing
Baby I Love You/The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game Jimmy Mack and the Music Factory Atlantic
Gonna Try/So Long Mama Friends Atlantic
Let's Talk About Love/ I'll Never Forget You Jaggerz Kama Sutra
Ain't That Sad/ Let's talk About Love Jaggerz Kama Sutra
The Streaker parts 1 and 2 Jaggerz Jaggerz Records
I Can't Make It Without You/A Certain Girl Jaggerz Jaggerz Records
Don't It Make You Wanna Dance/ 2 + 2 Jaggerz Wooden Nickel/RCA
Ain't that Peculiar Diamond Reo Big Tree 42
Rock and Roll Til I Die/ Here to Infinity Diamond Reo Big Tree
Work Hard Labour/ I Ain't Buyin' Diamond Reo Big Tree
Boys Will Be Boys/ Lover Boy[7] Diamond Reo Buddha
Shiver and Shake/Illegal The Silencers Precision/CBS 89
Modern Love/Remote Control The Silencers Precision/CBS
Sidewalk Romeo/One of Those Girls The Silencers Precision/CBS
Romanic/Cry Tough The Silencers Precision/CBS
Please Chase My Christmas Blues/I'm Your Santa Clause Baby Pure Gold Green Dolphin

Igniters 2003 Reunion cd

References

  1. ↑ http://blogs.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-a-entertainment/pop-noise/23109-frank-czuri-says-so-long-to-pure-gold
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pure Gold: Frank Czuri". Retrieved 15 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Toye, Julie (April 17, 2005). ""The Voice": Frank Czuri, Singing On Strongly After 40 Years". Herald Standard.
  4. ↑ Mervis, Scott; Ed Masley (February 13, 2001). "Hitsburgh: The story of Rock 'n' Roll in Pittsburgh".
  5. ↑ http://theskyliners.com/the-group/frank-czuri/
  6. ↑ http://www.jaggerz.com/discography.html
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Callahan, Mike; Edwards, David; Eyries, Patrice; Watts, Randy. "Album Discographies".

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