Since 1988 from Hartford to Harrisburg, from the Westbury Music Fair to the Westchester County Center The Magic Touch can be found performing their acappella doo wop harmonies.

If you love the songs of the 50’s & 60’s performed in the finest “street corner acappella tradition” The Magic Touch is the vocal group for you. You are in for a real treat when you listen to the dulcet tones of Brian Angarola (tenor/lead), Bob Cardany (bass), Tim Fuller (tenor/lead), Tom Kelleher (baritone), and Phil Russo (tenor/lead). The group is available for private parties, clubs, fund-raisers and concerts.

Tom Kelleher initially formed the group in 1988. Tom had sung
with a group called the C-Notes back in 1959, and wrote their biggest hit “Last Saturday Night” which was recorded on the Arc label. In the late 1980’s he was looking to get back into the music business and recruited Bob Cardany, Tony Giorgi, Dennis Hurlie, and Jimmy Santrello to form the group which eventually became “The
Magic Touch”. Tom took a "temporary leave" from the group in 1996 but returned in 2004. The Magic Touch has recorded several of Tom's original compositions. Their first CD, "A Doo-Wop Legacy", contains "Would You Care?", The Father of the Bride" and "Foolish Me". The Magic Touch version of the aforementioned "Last Saturday Night" and "Kim Marie" another original composition by Tom, can be found on Volume Six of the Acappella Starlight Serenade.

Bob Cardany sang with a group known as the Revelations during the ‘60’s under the tutelage of Dick Levester musical director for The Mello Kings and The Earls. His distinguishing riff’s and walking bass lines can be heard in the group’s renditions of such up-tempo classics as the Marcel’s “Blue Moon” and the Eldorado’s “At My Front Door” and he adds a mellow “root” note to many of the triads and seventh chords contained in their ballads.

Brian Angarola, just 19 years old at the time, joined the group in 1996. Brian was introduced to doo-wop by his high school music teacher at New Rochelle High School, and formed “Now & Then.” with three other classmates.The group eventually landed a recording contract on the same label as The Magic Touch, Starlight Discs.
Brian, soon hooked up with The Magic Touch through their mutual record producer. In addition to his tight background harmonies, Brian does an outstanding job singing tenor lead, whether it be to the fast paced rhythms of “Rockin’ Robin” or “Rama Lama Ding Dong” or the tender ballads such as “Sincerely” or “In the Still of the Night.”
Brian is so young he thinks “In the Still of the Night” was originally recorded by Boyz to Men, and that Paul McCartney’s first band was Wings!

Tim Fuller, tenor, joined the group in 1999. Tim, a teacher at New Rochelle High School, was familiar with Brian’s talents, as Now & Then often rehearsed in Tim’s classroom after school and during their breaks. Musically inclined from an early age he was a member of his church choir and his school’s glee club and played trombone in the school band and orchestra. His real passion, however, was singing. As a young man he was heavily influenced by the likes of Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, the Chi-Lites, and the Temptations. Whether singing second tenor or baritone Tim does a superb job in the background harmonies, but he really stands out when he sings lead. His soulful interpretations of such Motown hits as “Ain’t No Woman” and “Just My Imagination” add a new dimension to the group.

Phil Russo, first tenor, is the latest member of the group joining in 2004. He gained his vocal experience in the music business performing with such groups as the "Excellents", "Passions", "Velvetones" and "Ovations". Phil is originally from and
still resides in the Bronx, New York.

Over the years The Magic Touch has been a frequent guest on Don K. Reed’s Doo Wop Shop, Cousin Brucie’s Saturday Night Oldies Party on WCBS-FM, and with Johnny Z on his Sunday night rock and roll revival show on WFAS. In addition, the group has made radio appearances on Harvey Holiday’s Street Corner Sunday Show on WOGL in Philadelphia, Mickey B’s Jukebox Review on WGBB, Dennis Falcone’s Remember When on B103, Ken Jordan’s show on WELI, with Wild Wayne on WWUH Their television credits include Good Day New York on WNEW and several local cable shows. The group has appeared in concert with most of the original rock ‘n roll artists of the 50’s and 60’s who are still performing today. In 1995 they appeared in Dick Fox’s 40th Anniversary of Rock ‘n Roll Show in Camden, NJ as well as his Holiday Doo Wop Extravaganza at the Westbury Music Fair.

The Magic Touch has appeared and performed with: Kenny Vance and the Planetones, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Gary US Bonds, Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge, Earl “Speedo” Carroll & The Cadillacs, Nick Santo & The Capris, Gene Chandler, Earl Lewis & The Channels, Arlene Smith & The Chantels, The Chiffons, Lenny Cocco & The Chimes, Jimmy Keyes & The Chords, Emil Stucchio & The Classics, Herbie Cox & The Cleftones, The Coasters, The Del Vikings, Don and Juan, The Drifters,The Dubs,The Duprees, Larry Chance & The Earls, Vito Picone & The Elegants,The Harptones, Lee Andrews & The Hearts, The Impalas, Eugene Pitt & The Jive Five, The Passions, The Platters, The Regents, The Shangri-Las, Jimmy Beaumont & The Skyliners, The Solitaires, The Teenagers, The 3 Friends, Jay Siegel & The Tokens and The Velours.