This site is dedicated to the preservation of the Eastside Sound and the music of the East Los Angeles area.I am looking for contributors who wish to share their music, memories and memorabilia. Please contact me at gaversa@aol.com. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. If you are a copyright owner & wish to have something removed please let me know. This site is soley for historical & educational purposes and for listening pleasure & geared toward the record collector.
The dA Center For The Arts has been hosting an exhibition, Sound Of Pomona whic runs till February 24, 2024, More information here: https://www.dacenter.org/soundsofpomona
NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED!!!
SOLELY FOR HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES!!
You too can find that Eastside Sound. I have been asked many times about how to listen to the music and artists on my blog. Many songs can be heard on my YouTube channel. Please visit my YouTube channel EastLAGuy and click subscribe.
I am at 922 subscribers and am looking to reach 1000. Please click this link to my channel and click subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@trojanguy60/videos
Please share this link with your friends and ask them too to subscribe. Much appreciated. Thank You!!
NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED!!
SOLELY FOR HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
 |
Released on the SOYLA label in circa 1969-1970, LIKE PEOPLE THE SOUNDS OF YOUNG LOS ANGELES is a very rare LP. Possibly only 500 were pressed.
The LP was a youth-oriented, non-profit compilation of different teen musicians who were part of the organization The album features a range of different music styles, folk, rock, funk jazz and soul.
TRACK LIST:
Side 1
Cold Duck - Cold Duck (On Ice) Parts 1 & 2
Folk - Oh My Darling
Free Road - Barbara
L&M Jazz Quartet - Serenade To A Chicken Wing
Truth - Time Is Running Out Part 1 & 2
Invaders Underground - Ram Shack Part 1 & 2
Free Road - My feelings
Folk - A Helping Hand
L&M Jazz Quartet - Blues For Mary
The Profits - Fantasy Of Love Part 1 & 2
There are two songs on this LP of interest to Eastside Sound collectors.
Cold Duck - Cold Duck (On Ice) Part 1 & 2
Band Members:
Jose Cuadra, lead vocals, trumpet, percussion
Eddie Estrada, guitar
Gregory Smith, keyboard, vocals
Victor Barrientos, drums
George Garcia, bass
This track is a fairly straight forward jazz/rock/funk fusion mix with horns reminiscent of The Jimmy Castor group.
You May Listen To Cold Duck - Cold Duck (On Ice) Part 1 & 2 Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Tpyg8-0K0
The Profits - Fantasy Of Love Part 1 & 2
The Profits were a 10 piece R&B horn band that played the east LA circuit from 1969-1971.
Band Members:
John Hubbard, vocals
Tom Sunjka, vocals
Johnny Sanchez, lead vocals
David Honijo, vocals and trumpet
Gordon Young, valve trombone
Johnny Torigoe, sax
Ken Ito, keyboards
Denis Hotta, bass
Michael Hotta, guitar
Ricky Ichimura, drums
This track is an Eastside ballad rola
You May Listen To The Profits - Fantasy Of Love Parts 1 & 2 Here:
Manuel Fernandez, Chuck Masten, Joe, Fuzzy Martinez, John Gonzales, Ernie Hernandez, Angie Bell
CHICO BAND
Elias Chico, Fuzzy Martinez, Joe, Alice Diaz, Bill Eckhart, Al Anaya, Danny Diaz
CHICO BAND (1977)
Joe Espinoza (leader & bassist), Geree Gonzalez (lead vocalist), Michael Mercado (trumpet & vocals)
Bill Eckhart (keyboards), Jim Ercole (sax & flute), ?Danny Diaz (guitar)
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR
Rick Rosas, Tony Rodas, Ernie Hernandez, Mark Guerrero
Mark Guerrero began playing in Rock & Roll bands at the age of 12. He led the popular East Los Angeles band, Mark and The Escorts who recorded two singles for GNP Crescendo Records. Mark has also recorded as a solo artist for Ode Records (produced by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lou Adler), Capitol Records and his group Tango for A&M Records. His songs have been recorded by such artists as Herb Alpert, Trini Lopez, Chan Romero and his late father Lalo Guerrero, known as the father of Chicano Music. Mark has performed in concert with his own bands and with Redbone, Eric Burdon, El Chicano, Tierra, Lalo Guerrero and many others. As a Chicano and East LA music historian, Mark has written over several hundred articles, hosts a radio podcast, interviewed hundreds of artists, has been a guest on numerous radio and television programs, consulted for museums and lectured at universities. Mark's 1972 song and record, "I'm Brown" has been twice displayed in 2009 and 2022 at the Grammy Museum in an exhibit called "Songs Of Conscious Sounds Of Freedom"
Mark Guerrero's "East LA Music Stories" is a series of interviews with artists who are part of the history of the music that has emerged from East Los Angeles. Mark interviews Eastside legends such as Little Willie G, Chan Romero, Little Ray Jimenez, Lawrence Perez of The Premiers and Sal Murillo of the Blendells. Sit back and listen as Mark takes you on a journey back in time in the artists own words to when the Eastside Sound was heard on local radio stations and at venues in the greater Los Angeles area and beyond.
Links for each program are provided:
Episode 1: Anthony Baray Of The Emeralds
Episode 2: Bobby Rodriguez of The Counts, Etalons, Impalas, Enchantments
Dear friends and lovers of the EastSide Sound. I am trying to reach by goal of 1000 subscribers and need your help. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel EastLAGuy and please tell your friends to do the same.
I am trying to keep alive the music of this genre, the Eastside Sound, an important and forgotten part of the history of rock and roll. Please help. Thank You!!
You may follow this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCne5WWwX3kaBZZejnN9_5Qg
