{{Short description|American doo-wop group}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Devotions | background = group_or_band | origin = Astoria, Queens, New York | image = The Devotions live, Dec 2016.JPG{{!}}border | image_size = 250 | landscape = no | caption = The Devotions performing in 2016 | genre = {{hlist|Doo wop}} | years_active = 1960{{ndash}}present | website = {{URL|http://www.thedevotions.net/}} }}
'''The Devotions''' are an American doo-wop group.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=685}}</ref> Their single of a novelty song called "Rip Van Winkle" was released in 1961 on Delta Records; the tune was re-released on Roulette Records in 1962 and again on Roulette in 1963.<ref>Joel Whitburn, ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits''. 7th edn, 2000</ref> The song became a hit on its third release, peaking as high as No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1964.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-devotions-mn0000148207|title=The Devotions | Biography & History|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref>
==Members== *Bob Weisbrod *Ray Sanchez *Andy Sanchez *Bob Hovorka *Frank Pardo *Joe Pardo *Eugene McCaffery *Daniel DeMauro *Joe Del Pizzo *Al Vieco *Joe Spano *Phil Russo *Joe Spano
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{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Devotions, The}} Category:Musical groups from New York (state)