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Bialoglow and Canzano were singing with a local group, the Utopians, while Arnone, Santollo and Salvato were with another local group, the Elgins. One night while the Utopians sang at Hamilton Park, Arnone, Santollo, and Salvato came to hear Canzano. The Elgins had just broken up, and the
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