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The Rocky Fellers were a Filipino-born pop/rock band discovered by Stanley Kahn in the 1960s, who signed them to Scepter Records. The group was composed of four Filipino brothers: Tony, Junior, Eddie and Albert Maligmat, and their father, Doroteo "Moro" Maligmat.[1] They had a hit single called "Killer Joe", written by Bert Russell, Phil Medley, and Bob Elgin in 1963. The song was inspired by famed dance instructor and 'King of the Discothèque', Killer Joe Piro. It has many similarities to the chorus of the Mickey & Sylvia hit, "Love Is Strange".[2]

"Killer Joe" reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1963.[3] They followed up with another Bob Elgin song called "Like the Big Guys Do", which peaked as high as No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. Among their other recordings was a Christmas novelty song, "Santa, Santa", written by a then-unknown songwriter, Neil Diamond. The Rocky Fellers also recorded another Neil Diamond song, "We Got Love" which is available on their LP, Killer Joe from 1963. The Rocky Fellers faded quickly from the music scene in the mid-1960s, primarily due to the arriving British Invasion bands.

Tony Maligmat died on March 4, 2007, at the age of 62.[4]

Albert joined the Society Of Seven in the 1970s where he was billed as "Little Albert" Maligmat, played drums and electric bass, and was the lead vocalist on one of the group's biggest hits, "99.8" He left the group to pursue a solo career but returned for several years in the 1980s.

As of November, 2017, Albert and Eddie are performing in Waikiki.[5]

They would go on to form their new name, The Fellers in the Rockys (American Mountain Range)

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The Rocky Fellers fue una banda musical de género pop y rock de Filipinas, formada en los Estados Unidos en la década de los años 60, cuando fueron descubiertos por Stanley Kahn. En sus inicios, la banda firmó contrato con el sello discográfico de "Scepter Records". The Rocky Fellers estaba integrada por cuatro hermanos filipinos: Tony Júnior, Eddie y Albert Maligmat y su padre, Doroteo "Moro" Maligmat.[1] Se dieron a conocer con su primer tema musical titulado "Killer Joe", que fue escrito y compuesto por Bert Russell y Bob Elgin en 1963. Esta canción fue inspirada por el famoso profesor de baile, conocido como el Rey de la discoteca, Killer Joe Piro. Además esta canción tuvo mucha similitud con el coro del dúo Mickey & Sylvia, de su canción titulada "Love Is Strange".[2]

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