The Mystics are an American rock and roll group that began in Brooklyn, New York, United States, in the late 1950s.
Unhappy with the results, Laurie Records commissioned Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman to write an original tune for the group.
[1] Soon Alan Freed started featuring "Hushabye" as the closing tune on his televised Saturday night Big Beat Show.
At its peak, "Hushabye" was Top Ten in most of the tri-state area, spending nine weeks on the national chart that spring and summer, where it climbed to No.
On May 11, 1960, The Mystics with Jay Traynor on lead recorded "White Cliffs of Dover", "Blue Star" and "Over the Rainbow" at RCA Studios.
Inspired by The Del-Vikings' version, they chose "White Cliffs Of Dover", a song they often sang at live shows long before recording it.
This record failed to chart and shortly thereafter, a young Ralph Lizano led the group with a song he had written called "Darling I Know Now".
This act emphasized their common roots and longtime friendships, and the fact that each group scored successive hit records.
The Brooklyn Reunion Show proved to be a popular act, recording and releasing a CD and touring for almost ten years.
Phil Cracolici and Ken Filmer were featured with the Brooklyn Reunion in the pledge breaks of Doo Wop 50 when the special was broadcast in May 2000.
[7] This lineup with Al Contrera performed as The Mystics for another PBS special, Doo Wop Love Songs, filmed in 2007.