Tico and the Triumphs are a one of those rock and roll groups that have been largely overlooked throughout history. Not much has been written or discussed about this fascinating group - until now. Here is the story about this mysterious 1960's group. The story begins in the summer of 1961 when a guy by the name of Jerry Landis aka Paul Simon (yep - that Paul Simon) was already a singer with quite a reputation. Simon already had a few songs under his belt and was working with Amy Records producing music. His path would cross a group of young kids hanging out in the Kew Garden Hills area of Flushing, New York. Original member Marty Cooper had moved from Brooklyn and started attending Parsons Jr. High School. He met Mickey Borack at school. "He took me under his wing and befriended me," remembers Cooper. "He was always an entertainer since he was a little kid." Like so many of their young friends at that time, Marty and Mickey would hang out on the street corner near the Honeycomb Luncheonette and sing. There, they met up with Howie Beck - the other original member of the group. They also had a female member - Gail Lynn who didn't continue with the group when they later started recording.
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