From the Dirty Water newsletter/mailout...
ROMEO PRADO, R.I.P.
Romeo Prado, leader of the horn section for Los Angeles band THEE MIDNIGHTERS sadly passed away last weekend. Thee Midnighters, one of my favourite bands, scored a minor hit in the USA with the instrumental "Whittier Boulevard" and also with their version of "Land of 1,000 Dances". With their horn section, they achieved a fantastic mix of garage rock'n'roll and soul, equally adept at knocking out fuzzed-out stompers like "Love Special Delivery" or "Never Knew I Had It So Bad" as they were at lovelorn ballads. These guys were of Mexican heritage and were proud of their background, later recording the funky "Chicano Power". Do yourself a favour and track them down online to read more about them and hear some of their tunes.
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another real nice chicano rock compilation: Chicano Power! Latin Rock in the USA 1968-1975 (Souljazz, 1998),or for early Chicano rock check: Pachuco Soul! A collection of Vintage East LA Grooves form the vaults of Rampart Records (Vampisoul, 2004)
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