Mardi Gras

New York City-based rock and roll group who released several singles which were huge hits throughout Europe in 1970-71, followed by an eponymous album in 1972.
The core of the group was three friends, Lou Burgio, Bob Azzara, and Flip Cesario, who had performed in other bands, including [a=The Royal Teens] and Joey & The Twisters in the early 1960's. Their first release, a cover of [i]"Girl, I've Got News for You"[/i], reached #1 in France, and moved high up the charts in Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and elsewhere in Europe. They followed this with a cover of [i]"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"[/i], which again charted highly across Europe, and they released two more singles, [i]"Every Day I Have to Cry Some"[/i] in 1971, and [i]"Paris Sunshine"[/i] in 1972, soon after releasing their album.

They recorded one more record, backing the French singer [a=Michel Laurent] on [i]"Sing Sing Barbara"[/i], which reached #1 across Europe yet again.