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The Story Of Cahlua & Cream |
Don and Lesly
Hale met in Ithaca, New York
where they both attended the
Ithaca College School of
Music. Starting in 1980,
they performed together in a
five piece band called DAZZ,
playing club dates and
fraternity parties at nearby
Cornell University.
The band continued to work
sporadically for several
years while Lesly and Don
pursued other projects.
Lesly was active in the
Syracuse based theater
group, Paul Robeson,
appeared as soloist with the
Syracuse Symphony Orchestra,
and starred in a one woman
show at Syracuse Stage
called “Lesly”. Don taught
school and toured for a
while as a trumpet player
with Paul Anka.
In 1985 Lesly and Don formed
the duo, “Cahlua & Cream”,
and began working in the
Northeast. They performed at
hotels and clubs in New
York, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Delaware,
Virginia, and of course
Florida. After their
marriage in 1990, and birth
of their first son in 1992,
they had the opportunity to
perform at Kaki’s nightclub
in the fall of ‘92. This
eventually led to their
relocation to Naples,
Florida in 1993, where they
now live with their two
sons, Darren and Alexander.
Cahlua & Cream has performed
at Kaki’s in North Naples -
which has now become
Calvin’s - each September
through May since 1993.
Summertime’s are spent
working in the northern U.S.
anywhere from Chicago to N.
Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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