Sunny & the Sunglows

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. [Ed Hogan, [http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfoxqqgldte~T1 Sunny & the Sunglows] at Allmusic] 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 Week, Every Month, Every Year"), 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. [ [http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfoxqqgldte~T5 Billboard Singles] , Allmusic.com] The group followed this release with several further covers - "Rags 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".

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)

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"

References