current_members years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
frank monforte reina wayne smith tony sergi lou esposito john 1957 -- present planet sound , columbia records , lost nite , old town , ambient the capris
 nick john cassese rosario `` sonny boy '' morice `` santo '' santamaria mike minceli vinnie narcardo group_or_band doo wop ozone states park , queens , new york , united the capris
the capris

the capris are an american doo wop group who had a one-hit wonder in 1961 with `` there 's a moon out tonight . ''
they experienced a popularity and performing resurgence in the 1980s , when three members reformed and the manhattan transfer recorded their song , `` morse code of love , '' which reached the us hot 100 and the u.s. ac top 20 .
