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Saturday, March 28, 2015

KEEPIN' THE MUSIC ALIVE - THE HEARTBREAKERS - GREETINGS FROM EAST LOS ANGELES




THE HEARTBREAKERS - GREETINGS FROM EAST LA

Track Listing:

01. Cradle Rock
02. Every Time I See You
03. Please Answer
04. I Played The Fool
05. The Roach
06. Trying To Forget You
07. Baby I Love You So
08. I Don't Care
09. She Is My Baby
10. Aquel Amor

Two of the finest gentlemen I have ever met, Benny and Joe Rodriguez have recorded a new CD entitled "Greeting from East LA"

Eastside legends, Benny and Joe are better known as The Heartbreakers and have been part of the Eastside music scene since the early 1960's. (See my post EASTSIDE LEGENDS - THE HEARTBREAKERS) and continue to perform locally and in various parts of the country today.

Although Benny and Joe have been singing and performing together for more that 50 years their voices have not missed a beat. Many critics have dubbed the "Eastside Sound" as duet vocal harmony. If that is the case The Heartbreakers are among the finest.

On this CD, Benny and Joe have re-recorded many of their vinyl classics. Songs like "Cradle Rock", "Every Time I See You", "She Is My Baby" and my personal favorite, "Please Answer" sound amazingly like their records which to me is a good thing.

Also included on the CD is the beautiful ballad "Baby I Love You So" penned by Eastside legend Mark Guerrero and two tunes penned by Eastside rocker, Chan Romero entitled  "Trying To Forget You" and "I Don't Care".

Rounding out the CD is a cover of the Clovers' classic, "I Played The Fool" and the beautiful Spanish language "Aquel Amor" (That Love).

I very highly recommend this CD and if you are interested in obtaining a copy you can e-mail Benny Rodriguez at

brodriguez424@gmail.com

You may also preview the CD for a very limited time at the East LA Revue website jukebox:

http://www.eastlarevue.com/






               Me and fellow collector Bobby Medina with Benny & Joe




NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED!!!

SOLELY FOR HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND FOR LISTENING PLEASURE!!!

Friday, March 27, 2015

KEEPIN' THE MUSIC ALIVE - CHICK CARLTON - 90 MILES FROM VEGAS


CHICK CARLTON

90 MILES FROM VEGAS

Produced by Chick Carlton
Musical Director Tom Hensley
Arranged by Art More
Engineered by Mark Dorflinger

Recorded at 118 West Studios
Simi Valley, California
Doug Young, President

Music Performed By:

Art More - Keyboards
Bruce Luisi - Bass
Mike Sato - Drums
Ton Hensley - Guitars
Mark Dorflinger - Steel Drums - Strings - Horns
Hector Aponte - Horns

Dedicated To Eddie Davis and Barry White

Special Thanks To:

Hector A, Gonzalez
Stan Rankin T

Released in March, 2015 by Faro Records (A Division Of The Rampart Records Group)

Track List:

01. Liberace (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
02. 90 Miles From Vegas (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
03. How Low Will You Go For Love (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
04. Names On A Napkin (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
05, Is My Love Out Of Season (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley - Tammy Waters)
06. Sails In The Wind (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley - Mile Sato - Art More - Bruce Luisi)
07. Once Upon A Time (Chick Carlton - Ton Hensley - Jeff Pugsley)
08. My Dancing Shoes Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
09, Valentino Smiles (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
10. Love Is Like An Eagle (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
11. Wild Horses In The Rain (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)
12. Let My Life Speak For Me (Chick Carlton - Tom Hensley)

Chick Carlton is a singer/songwriter from the early days of the Eastside Sound. He has worked with the groups the Majestics and Aldermen and even sung with Barry White (Please see my entry under EASTSIDE BANDS - CHICK CARLTON AND THE MAJESTICS)

Chick has recorded a new album entitled 90 MILES FROM VEGAS.

This album brings a fresh sound to todays music scene and takes from Chick's vast musical backgrounds. Those backgrounds are in soul, blues, R&B, Latin Rhythm and he even throws in a touch of reggae.

What makes this album most interesting to me is that Chick has written these songs from his life experiences giving the tunes a more personal touch than most of todays music.

The opening track "Liberace" is a tribute to pianists that even Elton John would be proud to say he recorded.

"90 Miles From Vegas", the title track wowed me immediately with it's Latin Rhythm.

Ballad lovers will enjoy the sincere lyrics Chick has written on tracks like "Once Upon A Time"
"Valentino Smiles"' "Love Is Like An Eagle" and Wild Horse in The Rain"

The bluesy tunes "Names On A Napkin" and :"My Dancing Shoes" show Chick's versatility in vocal style.

I could swear I hear a hint of reggae on the track "Sails In The Wind"

The album closes with the spiritual "Let My Like Speak For Me". The track gives you the feeling of being right there in church with Chick and the band.

Credit must be given to Chick's fine selection of band mates who help bring the songs to life.

I highly recommend you seeking out Chick's fine piece of musical mastery.

It is available at Amazon by following this link:

 http://www.amazon.com/90-Miles-from-Vegas/dp/B00TYC5YYW


NO COPYRIGHT INFRFINGEMENT INTENDED!!  SOLELY FOR HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND FOR LISTENING PLEASURE.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Chuy de Cabra • The Journey Home El Chupacabra



* Press Release * Book Release *
“Demons, Ancient Aliens, Portals, Racial Profiling, Chicanos, Aztecs and Immigration, collide in this supernatural tale of modern fiction. It is more than a monster quest as the title suggests.”
Chuy de Cabra
The Journey Home • El Chupacabra
Max Uballez • Alexander Uballez
Fiction - Visionary - Metaphysical
This work of fiction takes you on a trip to other worlds and realities and the City of Angels while sharing bits of social commentary. Chuy de Cabra’s personal quest for identity entangles him in a clash with the supernatural demons of his ancestors and the everyday demons on the streets of East Los Angeles. Is he an alien? Is he a monster? Will his search for identity save him from his nightmares or will it destroy his future?
eBook ISBN978-0-9909308-1-5 $ 4.00 available in 2 weeks
Paperback ISBN978-0-9909308-0-8 (6 x 9, 159 Pages) $24.88
Chuy Da Cabra Books, a Division of Xela-Co Media, LLC
2505 Anthem Village Dr., Ste. E-416, Henderson, NV 89052
Contact Max Uballez: 702-558-6399 e-mail: chuydcabrabooks@gmail.com
The Authors
Max Uballez was born in a tenement on 4th and Hewitt, a few blocks from downtown Los Angeles, CA., and raised in the William Mead Housing Projects. A self-taught musician and composer, he recorded his first album when he was nineteen years old with The Romancers.
Max produced and co-produced several iconic hits of the ‘60’s, including Land of 1000 Dances by Cannibal and the Headhunters, and has worked with Eddie Davis, Bob Keane, Frank Zappa, Sergio Mendes, Ahmet Ertegun and Fred Catero. Max’s first album, Do the Slauson, is considered the blueprint for the Chicano East Side Sound, and Max has been called the Brian Wilson of ‘60’s Southern California Chicano music. He is featured in the PBS documentary, Chicano Rock. Max is a practicing Buddhist and CEO of Xela-Co Media, LLC.
Alexander Uballez was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. He has lived in Los Angeles, CA and New York City, and currently resides in Albuquerque, NM., where he prosecutes crimes against children for the people of the State of New Mexico.

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