Mickey Denton's lyrics & chords

A blue eyed 60's soul performer from the east side of Detroit Mi who was signed to the Twirl label who first leased his masters to Bigtop Records at the same time as his contemporary Del Shannon. Born Gasper Badalamenti in Detroit on August 6, 1942, the young boy of Italian decent became “Mickey Denton” circa 1960. “’Mickey Denton’ was a name that came from my manager, John Brooks,” Mickey explained in an August 2009 interview to Twirl Records archivist Brian C. Young. Later, his next singles faltered on the charts outside Det...read more