The Angels
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Angels formed in 1961 when sisters Barbara (Bibs) and Phyllis (Jiggs)
Allbut joined with lead singer Linda Jansen and recorded their
first hit on Caprice Records, 'Til. This was followed by Cry
Baby Cry in 1962 and the album And the Angels Sing.
Linda Jansen left after a year with Kerri Downs filling in at
live shows for a short while. Then, Peggy Santiglia joined Bibs
and Jiggs.
Bibs, Jiggs and Peg then recorded a version of My
Boyfriend's Back.
The Angels recorded two more albums - My Boyfriend's Back
and A Halo to You - and toured the US, Canada and Europe
doing concerts, clubs and television until Peggy left and was
replaced by Toni Mason.
Mason eventually left to go solo and was replaced by Debby
Swisher.
When Debby departed in 1968, Bernadette Carroll toured with the
group and sang lead on two Angels recordings for RCA. After just a
year (in 1969), Bernadette left and Jiggs took a maternity leave.
Bibs, Peggy and Toni Mason carried on, doing supper clubs and TV
in Canada and touring in the US until Jiggs returned.
With a renewed interest in 'oldies' rock 'n' roll The Angels
found themselves with a newly revitalised career. They played
Madison Square Garden and many other venues in huge package
revival shows, as well as appearing on TV shows such as The
Midnite Special.
Bibs ultimately decided to pursue other interests and was
replaced by Lana Shaw who also departed in 1978. Peggy and
Jiggs decided not to add another 'third girl' and instead enlisted
their guitarist/conductor, Stan Sirico, as the third voice. The
group worked with this configuration until January 2008 when The
Angels added Karalyn Hugo (one of Jiggs' daughters).
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