Ah the short-lived and wonderfully named Wiggy Bits … These guys actually had rather impressive resumes. Lead guitarist Richie Cerniglia and drummer Mike Ricciardella had recorded a series of three late-1960s albums with The Illusion. Ricciardella subsequently hooked up with brothers Bill and Bobby Alessi, and former The Blues Magoos singer/bassist Peppy Castro as Barnaby Bye. The group signed with Atlantic recording a paid of early-1970s albums. When Barnaby Bye collapsed, Castro and Ricciardella elected to continue their partnership with the addition guitarist Cerniglia, former The Illusion keybaordist Mike Maniscalco and new bassist Dennis Santiago.
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