Little Jimmy Rivers & the Tops were an American doo-wop group from Harlem, New York, best remembered for their 1958 recording "Puppy Love" written by Ronnie Mack (later the writer of "He's So Fine").
1941, Charleston, South Carolina), and began rehearsing and performing their own songs, many of which were co-written by their friend Ronnie Mack.
Mack played piano with the group and acted as their mentor, suggesting that they add a girl singer, Sylvia Peterson (born September 30, 1946).
However, in late 1961 the Tops' record was re-promoted by Philadelphia radio DJs, and was reissued on the Swan label which had been co-owned by Dick Clark.
Jimmy Rivers appeared on Clark's American Bandstand, without the other group members, to promote the record in early 1962, but it failed to break into the national charts.