The Capas, the Del Monicos and the Derbys XL (the lineup that uses the much-splintered act’ s original 1940 arrangements and doesn’t delve at all into the later R&B hits) make up a so called “woo wop” (hey, don’t blame us; we only retype ’em) fest this Friday at the Sphinx club. You don’t have to be a member to attend shows at the Sphinx, but nobody its allowed outside the auditorium at this ultra secret society. Even the bathrooms are of limits; the promoters have to install porta-potties on the front lawn…
Everybody has a favorite Capas song. Ours is the one about wearing the same hat on a bus trip from Ohio to Connecticut, then hanging it in a new home with a new relationship. Or at least that’s what we think “Led by the Lid” is about. Mostly it’s about the baritone guy going “led lid led lid lied…”