 As I said earlier, they came from all kinds of backgrounds. My father came from Niagara Falls, New York with my mom and older brother in 1953. Here's a clip of my mother telling this story. We went to the prom and Ralph Martieri was playing the dance and found out that their guitar player was leaving that night. And he tried out, auditioned, and he was hired right then and there. It was on a Friday night and a Saturday night he left for New York City.