The Monotones

The Monotones were an American rock and roll vocal group. With (Who Wrote ) The Book of Love 1958 they had their only major hit, number 5 on the pop charts and number 3 of the R & B charts in the United States.

The group was founded in 1955 in Newark, New Jersey, and consisted of Charles Patrick, Warren Davis, George Malone, John Smith, John Ryanes and his brother Warren Ryanes. Patrick's brother James was also there first, but soon retired from. Their repertoire consisted mainly of doo-wop songs.

1957 made ​​the monotones with (Who Wrote ) The Book of Love her first recording, which stormed the charts in 1958 and helped the group to their brief glory. They could not repeat that success. The Monotones finally broke up in 1962.

Don McLean referred to the "Book of Love" in 1971 in his song American Pie as a symbol of innocence of rock and roll in the 1950s.