Giano Cupizio

Giano Cupizio (born November 5, 1948) is an American songwriter, singer and record producer, and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band The Mifflins, later known as Vance Porter and The Mifflins. Cupizio was born raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where his single mother supported them as a seamstress and dressmaker. Cupizio first met The Mifflins after    meeting Vanessa Benedict of The Holidays when       the two groups starred together on a summer tour   through resorts on the Jersey Shore. He had grown   up more insulated than the other members of The   Mifflins, which caused him to feel insecure during   the  early days of his time with the group. He was at   first a roadie and then became an official Mifflin after   some departures from the group. He rose to the   occasion when he recorded a lead for the group’s   covers of Gamble and Huff’s “I Really Love You” and Bob Gaudio’s “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore.” 

By the late 60s Vance Porter and entourage had become international stars. Giano become the heart and soul of the entire legacy initiated by The Mifflins and The Holidays. As the torch bearer, so to speak, Cupizio was there when The Mifflins, The Holidays, Vance Porter and Vanessa Benedict were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He lobbied for an Oscar nomination for Porter following his cinematic turn. Cupizio’s relationship with the other three is the stuff of which great eternal romantic stories are made. Cupizio currently splits his residences with the Trastevere quarter of Rome and an undisclosed location in Bucks County outside his native city of Philadelphia. He is said to be working on his memoirs.

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