He learned English at St. Fortunata’s School, and although somewhat wild and mischievous, was soon recognized for his remarkable musical gifts.  The sisters gave him a Victrola and some 45 rpm records;  PERRY COMO, CARLTON CARPENTER, GENE AUTRY, and NAT "KING" COLE, among others.   

After school he worked.  "I run the errands for these guys.  Mostly the little papers with the numbers on them" he says.  "I save up and buy the big old Crosley radio.  That’s when I hear the race music for the first time.  Changes the life." 

The uninhibited, throbbing sound of Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll became LITTLE ISIDORE’S passion.  Soon he was singing in neighborhood talent shows and illicit nite clubs.  Encouraged by his mother, he auditioned for and won a spot on ARTHUR GODFREY’S TALENT SCOUTS.  The performance lit up the CBS switchboards.  LITTLE ISIDORE was on his way. 

WARNER BROTHERS TELEVISION, acting on the recommendation of the redoubtable PONCIE PONCE, signed him to a standard player’s contract.  Appearances on BRONCO, SUGARFOOT, and CHEYENNE, always cast as the eager Mexican boy, lead to a regular featured role on the smash hit, 77 SUNSET STRIP, where he played NESTOR, the adorable Filipino pickpocket. 

It was while in Hollywood that LITTLE ISIDORE met his co-writer and producer, JOHNNY STOMPINATO, JR., the abandoned love child of LANA TURNER.  The untimely death of JOHNNY’S notorious dad had left him completely alone, and he and LITTLE ISIDORE became instantly inseparable.  STOMPINATO’S vast musical gifts formed the backbone of a body of work which endures to this day. 

Their first hit, a two-sided tribute to Harlem’s great doo-wop combo,  THE CHARTS,  catapulted them into the wild world of big time Rock ‘n’ Roll.  WHY DO YOU CRY and DESIRIE are included in this anthology, both having gone to Top Ten R&B and Top 100 nationally.  The audacious cover of the DEL VIKINGS’ WHISPERING BELLS and the PASTELS’ BEEN SO LONG similarly made both charts, "BELLS" actually topping out at number 21 nationally. 

By this time, ISIDORE AND JOHNNY were writing their own songs, under the tutelage of the great Hollywood tunesmith, TURK DOUGLAS.  Their classic I PRAY FOR YOU went Top 5 nationally and has been covered over the years by dozens of artists, black and white alike.  Those were heady times, and for a year or more, the songwriting team had what seemed to be the Midas Touch.  OCEANS APART and COME BACK TO QUEENS enjoyed prodigious sales, but could not be included in this anthology, the master tapes having been destroyed in a fire.  Their respective "B" sides, however, WOO-WOO TRAIN and IN PARADISE, thought to have been burned up, were found years later in the attic of the Inguagiado compound in Hewlett. 

The historic BROOKLYN FOX shows proved to be the realization of LITTLE ISIDORE’S dreams - his triumphal return to his beloved adopted home.  Here, after four years in Hollywood, and countless Rock ‘n’ Roll bus tours, ISIDORE, JOHNNY and TURK wrote their masterpiece, GO.  With TURK scribbling furiously, ISIDORE and JOHNNY dashed off some rudimentary charts and hurriedly passed them to the band.  The song, performed with no rehearsal, received with wild enthusiasm, and recorded literally overnight, was number one within two weeks. 

The following February, LITTLE ISIDORE vanished.  Rumors flew - no one knows to this day what really happened, and ISIDORE will not speak of it.  JOHNNY STOMPINATO, JR., twice a week for the next thirty years, dutifully rehearsed THE INQUISITORS, awaiting for the return of his friend.  When asked about ISIDORE’S mysterious disappearance, STOMPINATO shrugs, "I’m sure he had a very good reason, but it’s no one’s business.  Look he’s back, and the show is exactly how it was.  Nothing’s changed - you show up, you wiggle around a little bit, you sing a couple of tunes and NO ONE GETS HURT."