Phil Orsi The Little Kings Oh My Darling

CD: Doo Wop Dreams Volume 2 Brooklyn 2222 (1995) Original: Lucky 1009 (1963) Bio: Phil Orsi (born June 14, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and musician. Orsi was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. His passion for music began with the gift of a small radio from his grandmother. Orsi s father owned an Italian food and liquor store on 26th and Princeton streets on the city s south side. In the early 1960s the neighborhoods were razed en masse so that construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway could begin. The family moved the business (Orsi Sons) to a new location at 59 East 18th street. The store was nearby Chicago s Record Row on South Michigan Avenue. Musicians from studios such as Chess Records would stop by at Orsi Sons for lunch. Young Phil Orsi soon became friends with Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. Orsi started up his band Phil Orsi The Little Kings in 1962. The original lineup consisted of John Jackson on horns, Clark Duf