- Elegants Trivia: The original group was comprised of lead vocalist Vito Picone,
Carman Romano, James Moschella, Frank Tardogno, and Arthur Venosa.
- Elegants Trivia: They got their group name from a bottle of whiskey,
"Schenley`s The Whiskey of Elegance".
- Elegants Trivia: One of the first white rock and roll artists to have a recording released, they toured with such acts as The Willows, The Fi-Tones, The Solitaires, etc. in predominantly "Black" venues.
- Elegants Trivia: They became the second "white" vocal group to register a #1
record. (Preceded 6 months earlier by Danny and The Juniors "At The Hop").
- Elegants Trivia: "Little Star" spent 19 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 & sold one million +.
- Elegants Trivia: Little Star`s a cappella opening line "Where
are you, little star?" was Bea Kaslin's (owner of Hull Records) idea.
- Elegants Trivia: The importance of "Little Star" went beyond the record`s own success because their sound influenced many young white groups, such as The Capris, the Mystics, and others.
- Elegants Trivia: Their "Little Star" was the only song that ever charted for the group, because, allegedly, they refused to pay payola to a New York disc jockey, inhibiting air play of their follow up recordings.
- Elegants Trivia: After recording 30 songs+, the original group disbanded - Artie & Frankie were drafted into the army, Jimmy married, Carman tired of the lifestyle & Vito received an eye injury. The Beatles of course didn't help the situation.
- Elegants Trivia: As of 2017, they are still performing at concerts and events throughout the United States, under the name "Vito Picone & The Elegants".
