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The Angels were an American girl group best known for their 1963 No. 1 hit single "My Boyfriend's Back". The Angels originated in New Jersey as the Starlets, consisting of sisters Barbara "Bibs" and Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, Bernadette Carroll, and Lynda Malzone. They had local hits and worked as backup singers in the studio.
Allbut, Phyllis (1942–) American vocalist. Name variations: Phyllis Allbut Meister; Jiggs Allbut; The Angels (originally known as the Starlets). Born Sept 24, 1942, in Orange, New Jersey; sister of Barbara Allbut (vocalist, b. 1940).
Allbut, Phyllis “Jiggs” (24th September 1942-Present) Born in New Jersey she was a founder of The Angels whose major hit was “My Boyfriend’s Back”. They had previously been known as The Blue Angels and The Starlets.
Originally called the Starlets, Barbara and Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut were two sisters from Orange, New Jersey. that sang together in high school. They recorded "P.S. I Love You" for Astro Records, a tiny New Jersey jazz label.
The Angels were born in 1961 when sisters Barbara Allbut Brown (Bibs) and Jiggs Allbut Sirico (formerly of The Starlets with Linda Malzone and Bernadette Carroll) joined with lead singer Linda Jankowski Jansen and recorded their first hit on Caprice Records, “‘Til”.
Sisters Barbara and Phyllis Allbut of Orange, New Jersey had entered the music business three years earlier, pounding the streets with a determination that got them into New York's recording studios. They met numerous others like themselves and several girl groups resulted.
The Angels originated in New Jersey as the Starlets, consisting of sisters Barbara "Bibs" and Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut, Bernadette Carroll, and Lynda Malzone. They had local hits and worked as backup singers in the studio.
