Mickey Denton

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A blue eyed 60's soul performer from the east side of Detroit Mi who was signed to the Twirl label who first leased his masters to Bigtop Records at the same time as his contemporary Del Shannon. Born Gasper Badalamenti in Detroit on August 6, 1942, the young boy of Italian decent became “Mickey Denton” circa 1960. “’Mickey Denton’ was a name that came from my manager, John Brooks,” Mickey explained in an August 2009 interview to Twirl Records archivist Brian C. Young. Later, his next singles faltered on the charts outside Detroit, and masters were leased to Bell Records and it’s subsidiaries, Amy and Mala. Another stab at the charts was made via a single on Pittsburgh PA's World Artists Records and then by 1965 his career was still struggling via his manager's Impact Records label, and a final single on Rare Earth label distributed by Motown. He had a hot club band that featured guitarist Dennis Coffey, but they never made it big, despite scoring many points with locals with amazing live performances. Eventually, by the early 70's, he moved to Las Vegas where he started an electronic synthesizer based band called The New York Express that recorded an album for Atlantic's Cherie offshoot and played hotel showrooms. Mickey eventually moved back to the Detroit area and is retired from performing. "When he reflects on his years in music and on his life, Mickey has no regrets. “I was very successful. I was a performer for 35 years and made money without a hit record.

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Mickey Denton

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Teen Rock in the USA

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Teenage Favorites

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Paradise Found: The Songs of Billy Meshel

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Twirl Records Story Volume 9

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Twirl Records Story Volume 2

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The Big Top Records Story: Classic New York Pop 1958-1964

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Twirl Records Story Volume 5

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Hideaway Heaven Volume 1

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Twirl Records Story Volume 8

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The Best of Impact Records

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Twirl Records Story Volume 4

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