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They were the discovery of Rampart Records label owner and founder Eddie Davis, and were part of a collection of Mexican-American musicians and singers in the 1960s, who pioneered the "East Side Sound" music of Los Angeles, a musical phenomenon of the time that attracted international attention.<ref>[http://www.xispas.com/music/xpop/xpop.htm The Musical Beatles Invasion wasn't the only significant Pop event of 1964]," XISPAS.com, 2004 (accessed July 27, 2010)</ref> |
They were the discovery of Rampart Records label owner and founder Eddie Davis, and were part of a collection of Mexican-American musicians and singers in the 1960s, who pioneered the "East Side Sound" music of Los Angeles, a musical phenomenon of the time that attracted international attention.<ref>[http://www.xispas.com/music/xpop/xpop.htm The Musical Beatles Invasion wasn't the only significant Pop event of 1964]," XISPAS.com, 2004 (accessed July 27, 2010)</ref> |
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The group was founded by Richard "Scar" Lopez |
The group was founded by Frankie"cannibal"Garcia the other members were Richard "Scar" Lopez Robert "Rabbit" Jaramillo<ref>[http://www.classicbands.com/RichardLopezInterview.html Gary James, Interview With Richard "Scar" Lopez, ClassicBands.com ]</ref> in 1964; and Joe "Yo Yo" Jaramillo, Originally called "Bobby and the Classics"<ref> [http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2010/08/richard_scar_lopez_cannibal_he.php Gustavo Turner, ''Richard "Scar" Lopez, Founding Member of Pioneering East LA Chicano Rock Combo Cannibal and the Headhunters, Dead at 65'', LA Weekly, 19 August 2010]</ref>; Cannibal and the Headhunters Barely out of high school, they came from Ramona Gardens and Estrada Courts Housing Projects of East Los Angeles, and were inspired by the [[African American]] [[doo wop]] groups in their neighborhoods. This group toured recorded and performed together for only eighteen months, before they broke up due to personal conflicts.Frankie Garcia continued to perform with new Headhunters.A couple of years later Frankie Garcia put his own band togather with Eddie Serrano and Robert Zapata who started playing with the Group in 1969 in the 70's the group had several concert dates the LA Street Scene and Madame Wongs East and Madame Wongs West and the Club Longere in HollyWood Frankie Garcia on front cover of Low Rider Magazine in March of 1983. |
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Their version of "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]" was a [[cover version]] of the original [[Chris Kenner]] tune, arranged and produced by Max Uballez with Garcia, and engineered by Bruce Morgan.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} The record reached #30 in the [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]] in early 1965. The "na, na, na, na..." lyric roll was a mistake performed by Garcia during a performance in which he forgot the [[lyrics]] in mid-song and simply improvised. [[Wilson Pickett]] recorded the song into a national hit for himself in 1967, also using the "na, na, na, na" lyric.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
Their version of "[[Land of a Thousand Dances]]" was a [[cover version]] of the original [[Chris Kenner]] tune, arranged and produced by Max Uballez with Garcia, and engineered by Bruce Morgan.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} The record reached #30 in the [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[record chart|chart]] in early 1965. The "na, na, na, na..." lyric roll was a mistake performed by Garcia during a performance in which he forgot the [[lyrics]] in mid-song and simply improvised. [[Wilson Pickett]] recorded the song into a national hit for himself in 1967, also using the "na, na, na, na" lyric.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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Revision as of 00:51, 25 March 2011
Cannibal & The Headhunters were an American band originating from East Los Angeles, that was known for being one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "Land of a Thousand Dances", recorded on the Rampart label. They were also the opening act on The Beatles' second American tour, backed up by the King Curtis band.[1]
Career
They were the discovery of Rampart Records label owner and founder Eddie Davis, and were part of a collection of Mexican-American musicians and singers in the 1960s, who pioneered the "East Side Sound" music of Los Angeles, a musical phenomenon of the time that attracted international attention.[2]
The group was founded by Frankie"cannibal"Garcia the other members were Richard "Scar" Lopez Robert "Rabbit" Jaramillo[3] in 1964; and Joe "Yo Yo" Jaramillo, Originally called "Bobby and the Classics"[4]; Cannibal and the Headhunters Barely out of high school, they came from Ramona Gardens and Estrada Courts Housing Projects of East Los Angeles, and were inspired by the African American doo wop groups in their neighborhoods. This group toured recorded and performed together for only eighteen months, before they broke up due to personal conflicts.Frankie Garcia continued to perform with new Headhunters.A couple of years later Frankie Garcia put his own band togather with Eddie Serrano and Robert Zapata who started playing with the Group in 1969 in the 70's the group had several concert dates the LA Street Scene and Madame Wongs East and Madame Wongs West and the Club Longere in HollyWood Frankie Garcia on front cover of Low Rider Magazine in March of 1983.
Their version of "Land of a Thousand Dances" was a cover version of the original Chris Kenner tune, arranged and produced by Max Uballez with Garcia, and engineered by Bruce Morgan.[citation needed] The record reached #30 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1965. The "na, na, na, na..." lyric roll was a mistake performed by Garcia during a performance in which he forgot the lyrics in mid-song and simply improvised. Wilson Pickett recorded the song into a national hit for himself in 1967, also using the "na, na, na, na" lyric.[citation needed]
Garcia died in 1996, aged 49. Joe Jaramillo died in 2000, and Lopez died of lung cancer on July 30, 2010, aged 65.[5]
References
- ^ Quiñones, Ben (2005-12-28), "Naa Na Na Na Naa: How the West Coast Eastside sound changed rock & roll", L.A. Weekly
- ^ The Musical Beatles Invasion wasn't the only significant Pop event of 1964," XISPAS.com, 2004 (accessed July 27, 2010)
- ^ Gary James, Interview With Richard "Scar" Lopez, ClassicBands.com
- ^ Gustavo Turner, Richard "Scar" Lopez, Founding Member of Pioneering East LA Chicano Rock Combo Cannibal and the Headhunters, Dead at 65, LA Weekly, 19 August 2010
- ^ on Frankie Garcias death