Peggy Santiglia

 Peggy Santiglia was born on May 4^th, 1944 in Belleville, New Jersey, United States where she was raised in a musical family with two older siblings, Phyllis "Jiggs" and Barbara "Bibs" Allbut.

In 1958 she and childhood friends Denise Ferri and Arleen Lanzotti formed The Delicates. Starting out at the Brill Building in New York City under the management of Ted Eddy (Louis Prima's manager), they recorded for Tender, Unart, United Artists and Roulette. I
The Delicates were most famous for writing the Murray The K theme song, “The Submarine Race Watchers Theme” and appearing at many Murray the K concerts including several at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre.

In 1959 they released a song that they wrote called "Black and White Thunderbird" on the Unart label produced by Don Costa. It became a significant hit on the East Coast, which afforded The Delicates  a guest spot on American Bandstand on March 8, 1960.

Santiglia was then asked to join sisters Phyllis "Jiggs” and Barbara "Bibs" Allbut, replacing Linda Jansen as lead singer in The Angels in 1962, for live performances. In 1963, on the Smash label, along producers FGG the Angels released. "My Boy Friend's Back" became a #1 hit. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Two albums followed the single.

In 1965, Peggy again teamed up Denise, Bernadette and to do backup session work. Their unique sound and special blend of voices made them a sought after group by producers such as Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. Each of the girls had their own careers, both together and separately. The three girls provided background sounds on Frankie Valli recordings including "The Proud One", "Cry for Me" which is featured in the Broadway hit "Jersey Boys", "You’re Ready Now" and “Beggin” which are considered Northern Soul anthems. 

They are most noted for their work with Lou Christie on MGM hits such as "Trapeze" which is featured in the movie "Before Sunrise" with Ethan Hawke, "Painter", "Rhapsody in the Rain", "Jungle" and Lou’s #1 smash hit "Lightning Strikes". They also recorded a Pepsi-Cola commercial with Lou, "Come alive, you're in the Pepsi generation," which was a classic of the times.

At this time the group "Jessica James and The Outlaws" was formed. With Peggy on the lead and Bernadette and Denise on backup, they recorded "Give Her Up Baby", "Come Closer" and "We’ll Be Makin Out" in which Lou Christie provided backing vocals.

In the early '70s Santiglia became the lead vocalist for Dusk, a girl group formed by Bell Records producers Hank Medress and Dave Appell in an effort to continue the success they had with the group Tony Orlando and Dawn. The group released three singles: "Angel Baby", "I Hear the Church Bells Ringing" and "Treat Me Like a Good Piece of Candy".
None of them rose above #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, and the effort was abandoned. Santiglia was offered a position as one of the touring members of Dawn behind Tony Orlando, but declined. "Sweet, Sweet City Rhythm" was produced in 1978 by Billy Terrell under her real name Peggy Santiglia for Tiki Records.

In 1998, the Angels filed suit against a songwriting and production team called F.G.G. Productions and two record companies, contending that they were owed 35 years of unpaid royalties. After 11 years, the lawsuit has not been resolved.
Santiglia has continued to perform in live concerts with The Angels and on television throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In 2008, she recorded her first album of new material with The Angels since the late 1970s (Love, The Angels).