Johnny O and the Classic Dogs of Love1986Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia native Johnny O is a legend built on two decades of thousands of stellar performances with his Unique Retro Dance Part Horn Band, The Classic Dogs of Love. Audiences far and wide followed this band and helped build their reputation as the #1 band of this type to break out of from Philiadelphia. Johnny O cut his teeth with stints with some of America's most popular bands including, the original Village People, a gold record member of Bunny Sigler's Instant Funk, and then with the Ritchie Family. In 2018 Johnny reunited the band and The Hard Rock Casino selected his 10 piece band for a debut residency that has become a major drawing attraction in Atlantic City. Johnny is back and has never lost track of what's important; that is, "the music must be recreated flawlessly, and the party must be a party!
Founding Members:
Johnny O - Lead Vocals, Sax and Percussion
Raymond Smith - Guitar and Vocals
Teddy Dennis - Tenor Sax and Vocals
Cassius White - Trumpet and Vocals
Jeff Ziv - Keyboards and Vocals
Kevin Goslee - Bass and Vocals
Tony Bethal - Trombone and Vocals
Gary Deren - Drums and Vocals
Subsequent Members:
Wally Smith - Keys
Additional Info:
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