Cannibal and the Headhunters
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Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Surnames/tags: R&B East_Los_Angeles
Cannibal and the Headhunters
"The story of Cannibal & the Headhunters is nothing short of a Cinderella story. Four teenage Chicanos from public housing projects form a group and within a year have a national hit record and are touring with the greatest pop group in history, the Beatles. It all started in 1963 with Robert “Rabbit” Jaramillo and Richard “Scar” Lopez singing together at Rabbit’s house in the Ramona Gardens housing projects... [1]
"Cannibal & the Headhunters... was... one of the first Mexican-American rock bands to have a national hit record. Founded by Frankie Garcia -- who reportedly earned his nickname "Cannibal" as a boy when he bit an opponent during a fight -- with Robert Jaramillo and Joe Jaramillo of East L.A. in the mid-'60s, the group grew out of a number of earlier bands, including the Rhythm Playboys and the Romanos. The Headhunters' version of "Land of 1000 Dances," written by Chris Kenner and Fats Domino, was issued on the Rampart label in early 1965 and peaked at number 30 on the charts, which got the group booked supporting the Beatles, among many other bands."[2]
Francisco Mario Garcia (1946-1996)
Richard George Lopez (1945-2010)
Joseph "Yo Yo" Jarmillo
Robert "Rabbit" Jarmillo
George Ochoa
Edward Serrano
Robert Zapata
Listen and Watch: Cannibal and the Headhunters. "Land of a Thousand Dances": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZFzKZyyQK0
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