The Fireflies

The Fireflies were an American rock vocal group that formed in Long Island, NY, in 1957. They went through several personnel changes over the next few years, but by 1959 the group consisted of Ritchie Adams, Paul Giacalone (who died of cancer in 2013), Lee Reynolds, John Viscelli and Carl Girosli. Their biggest hit came in that same year, "You Were Mine", released on the independent Ribbon Records label and written by group member Giacalone, which has since become a "doo-wop" classic. It hit the #21 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Unfortunately, it was their only chart hit. They recorded a variety of singles for a variety of labels, but further success eluded them and they finally broke up in 1967.