them. The album was Crazy for You for the Ambient Sound label. It featured re-recordings of three Overons original tunes: "Prayer to an Angel", "Why Do You Pretend" and "The Bells Are Ringing". That year, Ken Filmer joined the group. This quintet made up the Mystics until 1990, when Johnny T left the group. In the late 1990s, the Mystics, the Classics and the Passions, who are all from the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn and have been friends since the 1950s, started performing together in the Brooklyn Reunion Show. This act emphasized their common roots and longtime friendships, and the fact that each group scored successive hit records. The Brooklyn Reunion Show proved to be a popular act, recording and releasing a CD and touring for almost ten years. Phil Cracolici and Ken Filmer were featured with the Brooklyn Reunion in the pledge breaks of Doo Wop 50 when the special was broadcast in May 2000. Al Contrera and Emil Stuccio were also featured with their current group, The Classics. Albee Cracolici later joined with his brother and Filmer, and the trio comprised the group in the early 2000s. This lineup with Al Contrera performed as The Mystics for another PBS special, Doo Wop Love Songs, filmed in 2007. Filmer and Albee Cracolici left the group in 2007, and Phil Cracolici performs with a new group. George Galfo headed up his own Mystic group, billed as George Galfo's Mystics, from 2002 until January 2011 and toured throughout Florida, New England, New York, Philadelphia, North Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and Las Vegas. Members of that group were Mike Miller, Joe Neary and Shelly Brill. As of January 2011, Phil Cracolici (original lead singer) has joined his nephew George Galfo (original second tenor) and his group George Galfo's Mystics, which is now known as simply The Mystics. The members are Original founding members George Galfo and Phil Cracolici, joined by their brothers in music Ralph Rati and Jerry Frulio. See also Alive N Kickin' References External links The Original Mystics Doo-wop groups Laurie Records artists Musical groups from Brooklyn