The Half Dozen was a popular Long Island, New York rock group from 1963 to 1966. The original lineup consisted of Joe Beneke on lead vocals, Mark Vetter on lead guitar and vocals, Allan Sherman on rhythm guitar, Tony Carlone on bass guitar, Danny Kochinsky on organ, and Tommy Ladd on drums. In 1965, Beneke decided to replace Mark Vetter with Dave Belser and Tony Carlone with Les Butnick from Commack, New York. The group didn't write any of their own material, but were regarded as one of the greatest Long Island teen groups and were successful enough to open up for The Vagrants at Commack North High School in 1966. The group rearranged many popular tunes of the day, such as "Devil With The Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly" by Mitch Ryder, "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown, "Signed D.C." by Love and "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. The group disbanded in 1966 after singer Beneke tragically died in a car accident.
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