Zario, Rex

Real name Rosario Lefavi. Born 1925 in Palermo, Italy, but moved to Philadelphia, Pa., as a child. Died in 1991.

References:

Date & Source	Label & Number	Title & "As By" Name	Matrix	Comps
1954/Nov. 27 Bb c&w rev.	Arcade (Pa.) 45-AR-130	Go Man Go, Get Gone — Tex Zario And The El Rancho Rangers	A	Arcade CD 1003-1 (#19) Orbit CD 5910 (#24) Rev-Ola Bandstand CD 129 (#19) Rollercoaster LP 2004 (#6)
		Careless Heart — Tex Zario
1956/Feb. 18 Bb c&w rev.	Skyrocket (Pa.) SR-1001	Go Man Go, Get Gone — Rex Zario
		Careless Heart — Rex Zario
1961/May 29 Bb c&w rev.	Arcade (Pa.) AR-163	It's Nobody's Fault But Your Own — Rex Zario	B	Buffalo Bop CD 55098 (#8)
		Jukebox Cannonball — Rex Zario	A
1962/May 26 Bb c&w rev.	Skyrocket (Pa.) SR-1006	Go Man Go, And Twist — Rex Zario	1	Knight LP 1001 (#5)
		I Saw You Cheatin' Last Night — Rex Zario	2
1962 or later (Bb est.)	Skyrocket (Pa.) SR-1008	New Greenback Dollar — Rex Zario / Vocal By Rex Zario, Bill Moss & Lee Reynolds
		Blues Stay Away From Me — Rex Zario / Vocal By Rex Zario, Bill Moss & Lee Reynolds

Notes:

Most tracks attributed to Zario on Collector CD 4460 are actually by Ray Coleman. "Hard Headed Woman" is by an unknown artist.


1980	Rollercoaster (England) 2004	LP	The Return Of Rockaphilly
1999	Knight (United States) LP 1001	LP	Twistin' Time, Vol. 1
2001	Buffalo Bop (Germany) Bb-CD 55098	CD	Rockabilly Cats
2005	Rev-Ola Bandstand (England) 129	CD	Country Goes Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1: The Old Guard
year?	Arcade CD-AR- 1003-1	CD	Rockabilly Hop
	Orbit (United States) 5910	CD	Rock N Roll Dance Party, Vol. 10

Acknowledgments: John Beecher, Scott Cheesebrew, Udo Frank, Tom Krajina, Gerd Miller, Dean Craige Morris, Michel Proost, Rockabilly Record Guide

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