The Tridels

Mike Bove', Cheryl Petruzelli and Paul Jerome are the current members doing a tribute to the music of the 1960s and 1970s.The group was formed in 1962 when the trio were 18 years of age.

A year later, they added Larry Chassen and the group began to rehearse and polish their vocal harmonies in 1963 with appearances at universities and at dances and parties throughout the Philadelphia area.

Rick Roman, who became The Tridels’ personal manager, and Alan Lee were developing a small, but unique pool of talented Philadelphia performers for the label including The Good Guys, with Artie Ross, and The Stylettes.

With the release of their first single, “Land of Love” in August 1964, The Tridels began a whirlwind touring schedule of record hops, interviews, radio shows and appearances in the Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware tri-state area.

The Beatles explosion in 1964 dampened prospects for most American releases that year, but the Tridels continued to perform until 1966, when Larry joined the Coast Guard.

Helene Jarvis (Goldberg) joined the Tridels in 1966 and they continued to entertain in clubs and events throughout the tri-state area for five more years concentrating on recording original material.

In 1970, Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Martin Spinelli asked the group to write a song for a film he was finishing on Eagleville Hospital caring for patients with alcohol and substance abuse.