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| origin = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]]
| genre = [[Rock & roll]]
| years_active = {{Start date|1949}}–{{End date|1958}}
| label = [[Boulevard Records (U.S.)|Boulevard]], [[RCA Victor]]
| past_members = *Tommy Romano
*Russ Gilberto
*Phil Benti
*[[Teddy Randazzo]]
*Jackie Farrell
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'''The Three Chuckles''' were an early American [[rock & roll]] group from [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]], United States.<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|page=443}}</ref>

Although designated rock & roll by contemporary observers, the sound of The Three Chuckles is closer to vocal pop, in hindsight.<ref name=amg>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-three-chuckles-mn0000478508|title=The Three Chuckles | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=October 29, 2019}}</ref> They formed in 1949, naming themselves after a popular [[Chuckles|candy of the day]], and played East Coast establishments. Original accordionist/keyboardist Phil Benti left the group in the mid-1950s and was replaced with [[Teddy Randazzo]], then a teenager. In 1954, they recorded a song called "Runaround", written by a [[truck driver]] named Cirino Colacrai, and released it on [[Boulevard Records (U.S.)|Boulevard Records]] as the [[B-side]] to "At Last You Understand".<ref name=amg/> The single was picked up for national distribution by [[RCA Victor]], and "Runaround" became a hit, peaking at No. 20 on the US national chart.<ref name=amg/>

With their newfound fame, Randazzo became the lead singer and songwriter. They scored two further hits on the new ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' charts: "Times Two, I Love You" (No. 67, 1955) and "And the Angels Sing" (No. 70, 1956).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/The+Three+Chuckles.art|title=The Three Chuckles Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts|website=Musicvf.com|accessdate=October 29, 2019}}</ref> In 1956 the Three Chuckles performed the song "Cinnamon Sinner" in the movie, ''[[The Girl Can't Help It]]''.<ref name="Larkin50"/> Also in 1956, [[Alan Freed]] offered them a spot in his movie ''[[Rock, Rock, Rock (film)|Rock, Rock, Rock]]'';<ref name="Larkin50"/> following this Randazzo left the group for a solo career. Jackie Farrell joined after Randazzo left, but the group did not return to record, and broke up by 1958.<ref name=amg/> Randazzo recorded solo.

In 1997, [[Collectables Records]] issued a collection of Three Chuckles songs on CD.

Russ Gilberto (real name Thomas J. Gilberto) died on February 28, 1981, at the age of 60.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thomas (Russ) Gilberto |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-obituary-for-thomas-gilberto/146469805/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=Daily News |date=2 March 1981 |location=New York, New York |pages=48}}</ref> Phil Benti (real name Philip Bentivegna) died in [[Nassau, New York]], on January 10, 1983, at the age of 52.<ref>{{cite book |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries |date=1960 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tu_OMAtnoR0C&q=phil+benti+accordion |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> Teddy Randazzo died in Orlando, Florida on November 21, 2003, at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teddy Randazzo, 68, '50s rock legend |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-teddy-randazzo/146468656/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |publisher=The Honolulu Advertiser |date=24 November 2003 |location=Honolulu, Hawaii |pages=16}}</ref> Tommy Romano continued in the music industry, performing into the 1970s. He died on February 13, 2013, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Romano |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lakewood-nj/thomas-romano-5421731 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>

==Members==
*Tommy Romano - vocals, guitar
*Tommy "Russ" Gilberto - vocals, bass
*Phil Benti - accordion
*[[Teddy Randazzo]] - accordion, vocals
*Jackie Farrell - accordion

==Album discography==
*''The Three Chuckles'' ([[RCA Victor Records|RCA Victor]], 1956), with [[Marty Gold|Marty Gold and His Orchestra]]
*''We're Gonna Rock Tonight'' (Patti, n.d.)
===Compilation===
*''Golden Classics'' (Collectibles, 1997)
*''Golden Oldies'' (Essential Media, n.d.)

==References==
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