One of the most unique rock groups of the 1960s, The Hello People, was created during late 1967 in New York by producer Lou Futterman. The idea for creating the group stemmed from Marcel Carné's film Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis). Etienne De Crux, the father of French mime, plays the part of Bapties's father in the film. During the sixties De Crux taught painting to a group of musicians. Since these musicians learned to paint so quickly, De Crux reasoned that musicians could also learn mime and apply it in some new way to create a new form. The manager of the musicians De Crux taught, Lou Futterman, decided he would implement this new concept. He then put together a new group of musicians who would perform in mime makeup and do mime routines between songs, never speaking a word to the audience. Original members: W. S. Tongue - vocal, guitar, Greg Geddes - bass, vocal, Bobby Sedita - guitar, vocal, Larry Tassi - keyboards, vocal, Michael Sagarese - flute and Ronnie Blake - drums. The group recorded for Philips Records, performed at the Café Wha? in Greenwich Village in 1968 and at The Players Theater, upstairs above the Café Wha? Although the group didn't have a hit record they were often seen on major network television shows such as The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and the controversial Smothers Brothers Show. 01 - It's A Monday Kind Of Tuesday 02 - Sunrise Meadow 03 - A Stranger At Her Door 04 - Movin' & Growin' 05 - Paisley Teddy Bear 06 - (As I Went Down To) Jerusalem 07 - Lamplight, Nightlight 08 - Mr. Truth Evading, Masquerading Man 09 - Paris In The Rain LINK
