The Angels (American group)
The Angels originated in New Jersey as the Starlets, consisting of sisters Barbara "Bibs" and Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, Bernadette Carroll, and Lynda Malzone.The group originated in New Jersey as the Starlets which consisted of sisters Barbara "Bibs"[2] and Phyllis "Jiggs"[2] Allbut, Bernadette Carroll, and Lynda Malzone.[2] After a failed attempt at a record deal with producer Gerry Granahan, the Allbut sisters turned their focus to education:[2] Phyllis was in teacher's college at the time and Barbara was accepted into the Juilliard School for her abilities as a musical arranger.[2] Soon Granahan, who had previously rejected the group, saw hit potential in the song they had performed for him in their audition, a version of "Till", and wanted them to record it in the studio.Jansen left the group in late 1962 to go solo and was replaced by Peggy Santiglia, formerly of The Delicates (with Denise Ferri and Arleen Lanzotti).The Angels' performance (with Santiglia on lead) was originally intended as a demo for The Shirelles' consideration, but the music publishers chose instead to release it as it stood.Depicted by actresses, the Angels are shown singing "My Boyfriend's Back" in the 2014 film Jersey Boys, based on the Broadway hit musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.