https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=Oh%2C+What+a+Shame&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CCreator&output=atom2024-03-28T13:55:15+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5482 Sammy and Andrew "Andy" Arena, who performed together as The Arena Twins, were among Tampa's first recording artists in the late 1950s. Born in Tampa, Florida, the brothers entertained audiences since the age of 14, when they first took the stage at the Cuban Club's "Fiesta in Tampa." In 1958, they signed with Kapp Records and released six singles, before signing with Columbia Records in 1960.]]>2015-08-18T16:21:44+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
"Oh, What a Shame" by The Arena Twins
Alternative Title
"Oh, What a Shame" (The Arena Twins)
Subject
Tampa (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Rock music--Florida
Lounge music
rock
rock music
Musicians--Southern States
Columbia Records, Inc.
Description
Seven-inch 33 RPM vinyl record single of the song, "Oh, What a Shame," recorded by The Arena Twins, and arranged and conducted by Marty Manning. "Oh, What a Shame" is the B-side to the single, "Notify the F.B.I.," released in 1960 on Columbia Records, Inc.
Sammy and Andrew "Andy" Arena, who performed together as The Arena Twins, were among Tampa's first recording artists in the late 1950s. Born in Tampa, Florida, the brothers entertained audiences since the age of 14, when they first took the stage at the Cuban Club's "Fiesta in Tampa." In 1958, they signed with Kapp Records and released six singles, before signing with Columbia Records in 1960.
Source
Original color photograph, 1960: Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.