Angelo M. "Chubby" Cifelli (born March 27, 1939) is an American, singer, composer, and guitarist who grew up in Harrison, New Jersey. As a musician he performed and wrote songs for Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. He first learned guitar in 1956 from Tommy DeVito. He joined the Tradewinds in 1959 and the group had a hit single with "Furry Murray".[1] The group performed on Dick Clark's American Bandstand to promote the release of the single.
Ralph Rizzollo (Dusty), Phile Mehill, Angel Cifelli (Chubby) and Sal Capriglione are the 19-year-old New Jersey lads who make up the Tradewinds. The boys all attended Barringer H.S. in Newark.