Caddies

The Caddies
Teenage Acappella Quintet
1984-1986

When they started in early 1984, the Caddies were five teenagers, 15-17, from Albuquerque, NM - Eldorado High School. They took on the New York City, Street Corner Style of Acappella Music.
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The Caddies were started in late 1983 by David Breidenbach.  David had been hanging around with an older acappella group called the Doo Bopps (Daryl Piper was bass singer) and wanted to start his own group. So he recruited singers from his swing choir at El Dorado High School.  The Caddies went through a few members at first, to find dedicated singers that wanted to do this kind of singing.  Finally these five started clicking - Ron Crowder, Chandra Bennett, Kristi Jones, David Breidenbach and Angela Rivers.  I then made them a promise that we would do an album and a trip to NYC.

After a couple of months when they had enough songs to sing in public, I started booking them at functions / events around Albuquerque.
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1984 -  Brothers Three Lounge - Rio Rancho NM
Ron Crowder, Chandra Bennett, Kristi Jones, David Breidenbach, Angela Rivers

The Caddies were the Sunday Night House Band at the Brother's Three Lounge in Rio Rancho.
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1984 - Madrid Jazz Festival

The Caddies performed at the lounges of the Marriott and Four Seasons Hotels, live on KUNM - many times on the Hot Hix Charley Z show, NM Jazz Workshop, many music festivals.

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1985 - Popejoy Hall

The Caddies, after winning second place in a KLSK Radio Acappella Contest, they opened for Mutabaruka at Popejoy Hall.  The also opened for Pat Boone at the Kiva Auditorium.
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1985 - LP
Chandra Bennett, Angela Rivers, David Breidenback, Kristi Jones, Ron Crowder
The Caddies Album Cover Photo
Released September 1985

Ghost Riders In The Sky
If I Could Only Walk You Home
I'm On The Outside Looking In
Ain't Misbehavin
Zoom
Since I Don't Have You
I Found A New Baby
Red Sails In The Sunset
Adorable
You Belong To Me
That's The Way It Goes
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Canadian Sunset


Producers - Daryl Piper and Tom Mitchell
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Soon after the Pat Boone Concert, Chandra Bennett was moving and needed to leave the group.  She was replaced by 16 yr old Kris Werhle from Albuquerque High School.  I was in church at Queen Of Heaven and Kris was in the choir.  I asked if she would like to audition and she did.

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1985 - 1986
These were the five that sang at the
United in Group Harmony Association (UGHA) show July 1985
and who performed on
Don K. Reed's Doo Wopp Shop - WCBS-FM - LIVE August 1985 - NYC-NY

Kris Werhle, Angela Rivers, Kristi Jones, David Breidenback, Ron Crowder
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With Don K. Reed - Doo Wopp Shop - WCBS-FM - August 25, 1985

The Caddies "LIVE" on WCBS_FM - NYC, NY


With Norm N. Nite - Doo Wopp Shop - WCBS-FM - August 25, 1985
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The UGHA Performances

The Caddies - July 1985 - UGHA 1st Set


To find out more about the UGHA click here:


The Caddies - July 1985 - UGHA 2nd Set
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No, The Caddies did not play MSG.

At Vincent's, in Little Italy, NYC
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After the tour of NJ and NYC they went to DC and played the Club Soda.  Soon after returning home the group wanted to continue to get better and went though some minor changes that did not work out.  Besides they were all just out of high school and had other priorities in their life.

I was their manager and booking agent.  Daryl Piper was their music director, arranger and producer. We had a great time with these kids around my dining room table with Daryl Piper for two years, two nights a week and performances. 

These photos, videos and mp3s are from my collection.  Tom Mitchell - NMMitch

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