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Juniors broke up and regrouped over the years, and split into 2 groups in 1978. One featured Joe Terranova and Frank Maffei, while the other featured Rapp with various backing singers. Both groups performed under the "Danny and the Juniors" name.
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Resorts, "A Death on the Road—For Danny Rapp, The Hop Went On and On," Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice, Philadelphia Daily News (PA), April 12, 1983, p
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Rapp's musical career began in 1955 with the formation of his group The
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