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 Robbie
James
Robert James Cafiero
was born in Long Island, New York.
Robbie grew up in the
Ft. Lauderdale area for 27 years before
relocating to the Melbourne, FL. area
where he currently resides.
Robbie’s
musical background stems
back to the 6th grade where he started
playing clarinet and saxophone. Aside
from being 1st chair in his class in grade
school, he went to All County Band
competition where he placed superior
marks in both solo ensemble, band
ensemble, and 8th chair in
All County Band.
Robbie
started pursuing the guitar at
age 15, since this was an instrument he
always loved. After just a few years,
Robbie was playing lead guitar in his
neighborhood band and was writing some
blues riffs with his friends.
Robbie started
in the entertainment
business as a sound engineer, but always
practiced vocals for when the day came
that he might be needed in some of the
groups he mixed sound for. He started
singing a couple of fill songs when he was
mixing sound for a group called T & T &
The Dynamites, which consisted of
Robbie
Cafiero, Toni Cafiero, and Tony LaGreca.
After T & T had parted ways Robbie
started singing in a 50`s show as Ritchie
Valens, singing La Bamba. They did a
show called Hero`s Of Rock-n-Roll,
which they performed down in the Florida
Keys at a place called Hog Heaven.
Wasn’t long before he was singing in a
full 50`s production with The Ronnie
Davis Revue in Pompano Beach, Florida,
at Sirones Café.
For
several years, he sang in shows at
Sirones, performing Elvis, Bobby Darrin,
Grease, and other great shows. Robbie
continued to mix sound for another group
called O`l Blue Eyes and Friends,
where
he worked with such great entertainers as
Toni Cafiero, Pat Cavalier, and Pepper
Bagby. With Ol’ Blue Eyes And Friends
he traveled and was the sound engineer.
They performed at many theatres
throughout the states including the
Sandusky State Theatre.
In
1999, Robbie moved from South
Florida and came to Melbourne, Florida.
Although
it was quite different than what
he was accustomed to, he found a place
called Dragon Lady where he sang and
played DJ music on his breaks. Shortly
after that he began getting calls from
Poolies pool hall, Dinos supper club,
Bellas Italian Restorante, The Moose
Lodges, and many private parties. He
even went to Las Vegas and some friends
put him up to getting on stage and
performing an Elvis song at one of the
hotels.
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 Toni
Cafiero
Toni Kathleen Cafiero
was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where she resided for 32 years before she
relocated to Melbourne, Florida.
From a young age,
Toni had always had the love of music. She
would put her own shows together for her
parents, using hairbrushes as microphones.
She began with solo’s in her elementary
school plays and several talent shows. As
Toni grew older into her teens, she began
singing with her father, Tony LaGreca, at
local bars in front of crowds. Toni even
starred in a singing group called T & T and
The Dynamites, made up of Tony LaGreca,
herself, and Robbie Cafiero. But soon the
T &T
and The Dynamites came to an end.
In 1993, Toni met with Ronnie Davis and
began performing for him in The Ronnie
Davis Revue at Sirones Café in Ft.
Lauderdale for 8 years. Toni first started
singing as Patsy Cline in their 50’s
production. Throughout the years Toni
performed many other shows at
Sirones as
Liza Minnelli, Barbara Streisand, Celine
Dion and many more.
With
the Ronnie
Davis Revue, Toni traveled up
and down
the East Coast of Ft. Lauderdale. Through
her traveling Toni met with Pat Cavalier.
For 7½ years, Toni worked with Pat
in
his show Ol’ Blue Eyes and Friends,
with
Pat as Frank Sinatra, Pepper Bagby
as
Sammy Davis Jr., and herself as Liza
Minnelli, traveling from state to state. They
worked with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra,
Connie Francis, Kay Stevens and more.
They
played in Tah Jai Hall, Atlantic City,
Mahan Center, Staten Island College, and
the
Sandusky State Theatre, among many
other
places.
Toni even had a spot on Star Search,
and
sang the National Anthem for the
Florida Marlins, and has been on television
many
times.
In 2003, Toni moved to from South
Florida to Melbourne Florida. Though it
was a different atmosphere entertainment
wise, Toni continued her singing. She sang
with bands in many clubs and restaurants,
such as The Cove.
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