Sunny & the Sunglows

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Sunny & the Sunglows were an American musical group formed in 1959 in San Antonio, Texas.

The group's members were all chicanos, and their style was a blend of rhythm and blues, tejano, blues, and mariachi. They first recorded in 1962 for their own label, Sunglow. Okeh Records picked up their single "Golly Gee" for national distribution that year, and in 1963, Huey Meaux, a producer from Louisiana, had them record a cover version of Little Willie John's 1958 hit, "Talk to Me". The single (b/w "Every , released on Tear Drop Records, went to #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, #12 on the US Black Singles chart and #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1963.[1] The group followed this release with several further covers - "Rag to Riches" (Tony Bennett) b/w "Not Even Judgment Day", "Out of Sight-Out of Mind" (The Five Keys) b/w "No One Else Will Do", and "La Cacahuata" (The Peanuts) b/w "Happy Hippo".

[edit] Members

  • Sunny Ozuna - lead vocals
  • Manuel Guerra (Leader)
  • Gregg Ramirez (Bass)
  • Rudy Guerra (Tenor Sax)
  • Henry Nanez (Guitar)
  • Tommy Luna (Tenor sax)
  • Arthur Gonzalez (Electric Piano)

[edit] Discography

  • Talk to Me Rags to Riches (Tear Drop Records, 1963)
  • All Night Worker (Tear Drop, 1964)
  • The Original Peanuts (Sunglow Records, 1965)
  • Smile Now Cry Later (1966)
  • Live in Hollywood (1966)
  • This Is My Band

[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com