The Casinos are a doo-wop group from Cincinnati, Ohio, led by Gene Hughes. The group initially included Bob Armstrong Jr., Ray White, Mickey Denton, and Pete Bolton, with Ken Brady taking over as lead singer from 1962 to 1965. The Casinos gained national attention with their debut single "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", penned by John D. Loudermilk, which reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1967 and number 28 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1967. The group's breakthrough came after WSAI disc jockey Tom Dooley offered to pay for studio time at Cincinnati's King Records Studio, where they recorded their hit song. Following the success of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye", the Casinos released another single, "It's All Over" penned by Don Everly, which peaked at number 65 in the U.S. After his tenure with the group, Hughes became a country music promoter and passed away on February 3, 2004, from complications following a car accident. Bob Armstrong Jr., who was also part of the Casinos, led the installation of lights on multiple suspension bridges and continued playing with the group until his death from cancer on December 27, 2011. Ken Brady returned to the Casinos as their lead singer, continuing to perform nationwide.
