Celebrity Graveland

January 27, 1931 – May 7, 2004

Rudi Maugeri was a co-founder and lead/baritone singer for the Canadian doo-wop group, the Crew Cuts. Formed in school in Toronto, Rudi and his bandmates originally performed as the Candelaires around Ontario and New York. While appearing on a Cleveland radio program, the disc jockey referred to them as “the Crew Cuts” – citing their distinctive and uniform hairstyle – and the name stuck.

Maugeri wrote a number of songs for the Crew Cuts, including their first minor hit “Crazy ‘Bout You, Baby” which was later featured in the Off-Broadway hit, Forever Plaid. But, the Cuts’ biggest success came from pop covers of R&B songs like “Earth Angel” and “Sh-Boom”.  The latter becoming their biggest hit.

When the Crew Cuts broke up in 1964, Maugeri worked in radio for many years in the U.S.  He and his wife founded the Fully Alive charity which helped individuals struggling with addiction.

In 1984, Maugeri and the Crew Cuts were inducted into Canada’s Juno Hall-of-Fame. Rudi Maugeri died in 2004 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 73.

Burial

Palm Memorial Park Northwest – Las Vegas, NV

Specific Location

Garden of Eternal Life; In the northeast section of the park, about 5 rows from the road. Rudi’s marker is  easily spotted thanks to it’s distinctive double heart-shape.

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