Danté and The Evergreens were an American pop group formed at Santa Monica College in California in 1959.
[1] The group hit the U.S. pop chart in 1960 with the song "Alley Oop", written by Dallas Frazier.
[1] Rosenthal eventually returned to college, and Bill Young sought a career as a solo artist and actor.
[1] Tony Moon, after the break-up of the group in 1961, moved to Nashville and became the guitar player and conductor for Brenda Lee for several years.
He also was a successful songwriter (several awards), and one of only two writers in Nashville to have a song released by The Beatles (Live At The BBC, "Soldier of Love")[3] and Pearl Jam.