The Islanders were an American instrumental duo, which included Frank Metis (accordion) and

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(guitar), in addition to using special

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s by Ralph F. Curtiss.

Career

They are most noted for their 1959

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, "The Enchanted Sea", which reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100

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. None of their subsequent

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for Mayflower were successful. An LP ''The Enchanted Sound of The Islanders'' was released by Mayflower Records in 1960. An independent, limited edition CD was produced in 2016 with the 12 songs from the original LP in stereo, plus a bonus track, "Forbidden Island" in mono on the Scion imprint. Randy Starr, whose original name was Warren Nadel (born July 2, 1930,

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) was a guitar-playing, songwriting dentist. He also performed as a solo singer for a number of record labels, as well as penning songs for other artists, including "

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" with Fred Wise, for

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''The Enchanted Sound of The Islanders''

Side A

* " Autumn Leaves" * " The Breeze and I" * "Blue Rain" * "Tramp Steamer" * " Sleepy Lagoon" * "Paradise Lost"

Side B

* "The Enchanted Sea" * "

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" * "Dreamer" * "Tornado" * "

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" * "City under the Sea"

References

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