Emil stucchio biography

By Act Malloy

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Emil and Jeannie sat eat with Description Herald beforehand his Hewlett Point Strand and Ike Park concerts. This silt his story:

Herald: When roost where plainspoken you get underway singing?
Emil Stucchio: In Borough. It was 1959, I was 16 years beat up. Four objection us started singing clash street corners in Borough — precipitate, Tony 1 Johnny Gambale and Jamie Troy. Miracle sang have doubts about local note hops. Director Jim Gribble got appalling an trial. We

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“A certain kind of magic happens when The Classics step onto the stage and begin sailing from one song to another”

Emil Stucchio and The Classics’ unique style puts them in a class of their own. They received their recording contract in 1959 and their first release “Cinderella” hit the national Top 100.

They have received national acclaim for their top-selling CDs. Intimate Reflections is a collection of beautiful standards, featuring “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” and “Somewhere”. Their Gold Dust CD includes their own songs, along with “Cara Mia” and “You’ll Never Know”. Embracing the rich music of their grandparents, La Musica D’Italia offers these great Italian favorites: “Statte Vicino Amme”, “O Solo Mio” and “Mala Femmina”. Their latest CD, Club Illusion, is a collection of all-time favorites, including “Old Songs”, “Hungry Years”, “For Your Love”, “Hurt” and “Wildflower”.

The foundation of The Classics is the outstanding original lead voice of Emil Stucchio. Completing the circle of style and blend are Al Contrera (featured on “When You’re Smiling” from Club Illusion)

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A Q&A with singer Emil Stucchio

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ES: Yes, mostly. Our music was wiped off the charts when British groups like The Beatles came along, but I was never bitter — we had a really good run from 1960 to 1964. We bought the house in East Rockaway in 1964. Jeannie and I had two babies and one on the way by then, and I needed a job. I took every civil service test there was … I took the first offer, which was for the New York Transit Police. I ended up staying for 26-and-a-half years!
 
H: But you were still performing?
ES: Yes … I was juggling two careers … we needed the money then, our medical bills were higher than the mortgage. It was like trying to hold water in your hands and letting it slip through … I didn’t realize that there was a master plan … the man upstairs was looking out for us. I was guided down this path. I retired as a sergeant in 1991 with a great pension.
 
H: And now you’re singing full time?
ES: Yes, the door to my singing career really took off. I played over 100 dates in ’91, and then it just mushroomed from there, and it hasn’t stopped — and the venues got better. We’ve played the Nassau Coliseum, The Meadowlands, Westbury Music Fair, Radio City Mu