The Cellos
The Cellos were an American doo-wop group, consisting of Alton Campbell (lead vocals), Bobby Thomas (baritone), Alvin Williams (bass) and two tenor singers Billy Montgomery and Cliff Williams.
They released four singles on the label Apollo: Rang Tang Ding Dong/ You Took My Love (1957), Under Your Spell/ The Juicy Crocodile (1957), The Be Bop Mouse/ Girlie That I Love (1957), I Beg For Your Love/What's The Matter For You (1958). Their only minor hit was Rang Tang Ding Dong, a cover of I'm The Japanese Sandman.
Frank Zappa and The Cellos
Frank Zappa briefly quotes from The Cellos' Rang Rang Tang Ding Dong (I'm The Japanese Sandman) during A Little Green Rosetta on Joe's Garage Acts II & III.
Interviewed by Den Simms and Rob Samler for Society Pages (The Magazine), issue #7, September 1991, Frank Zappa said that he owned I'm The Japanese Sandman by The Cellos when he was in high school and therefore quoted from the lyrics in A Little Green Rosetta. [1]
