The Gaylords were an American singing trio, consisting of Ronald L. Fredianelli (who changed his name for performances to [a=Ronnie Gaylord], taken from the group name), Bonaldo Bonaldi (who also, in 1976, changed his name to [a=Burt Holiday], at which time the group became [a=Gaylord & Holiday]), and [a=Don Rea] (who had left the group by the time it became [a=Gaylord & Holiday]). Fredianelli was born on June 12, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan. They formed the Gaylords (originally The Gay Lords) in Detroit in 1949. In the 1950s the group had a number of Italian-flavored hits on the charts, often consisting of a song partly sung in Italian and partly in English.