The Happenings

This article is about the band. For other uses, see Happening (disambiguation).

The Happenings
Bob Miranda in concert on May 17, 2008.
Background information
OriginPaterson, New Jersey, United States
GenresSunshine pop, cover band
Years active1961 (1961)–1970 (1970)
Labels
Members
  • Bob Miranda
  • George Rizzi
  • Bob Kulik
  • Bob Payne
Past members
Websitewww.thehappenings.com

The Happenings are a pop music group that originated in the 1960s.[3] Members of the original group, created in the spring of 1961 and initially called "The Four Graduates" because all had just graduated from high school in Paterson, New Jersey, were Bob Miranda, David Libert, Tom Giuliano, and Ralph DiVito. In 1968 DiVito was replaced by Bernie LaPorta and Lenny Conforti also joined to play drums in the touring band. Both LaPorta and Conforti took a hiatus from the northern New Jersey band, the Emerald Experience, to play and tour with the Happenings. That lineup performed mostly at colleges and universities until 1970, when Libert left the band to manage other groups, including George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Living Colour, Brian Auger, Vanilla Fudge, the Runaways (Cherie Currie, Joan Jett, Lita Ford), Mother's Finest, Alice Cooper and Evelyn "Champagne" King. John Paiva succeeded Libert; Paiva was later recruited to join The Four Seasons' revamped lineup in 1975.[4]

  1. ^ "John Paiva's Guitar Experience". blues.gr. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "PIECE OF MIND - ORIGINAL US PRESSING" (PDF). thehappenings.com. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "The Happenings Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Limnios, Michael (January 26, 2012). "An Interview with the brilliant guitarist John Paiva: I have learned from everyone including my students. You never stop learning". blues.gr. Retrieved January 7, 2024.