Cannibal & The Headhunters ‎– Land Of 1000 Dances @ 320

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 Frankie (Cannibal) Garcia 

Robert Jaramillo 

Joe Jaramillo 

Richard Lopez

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cannibal-the-headhunters-mn0000650676/biography

Cannibal & the Headhunters were an American band from East Los Angeles. They were one of the first Mexican-American groups to have a national hit record, "Land of a Thousand Dances", recorded on the Rampart label. They were the opening act on The Beatles' second American tour, backed up by the King Curtis band.They played at the historic Shea Stadium concert from August 15 to August 30 during the 1965 tour that was headlined by The Beatles.

They were discovered by Rampart Records label owner and founder Eddie Davis—and were among the 1960s Mexican-American musicians and singers who pioneered the "East Side Sound" of Los Angeles, a musical phenomenon that attracted international attention.

Frankie (Cannibal) Garcia founded the group in 1964; the other group members were Bobby and Joe "Yo Yo" Jaramillo and Richard Lopez who were in the group for 18 months. in 1983 Frankie (Cannibal) Garcia retired from the music business and turn Cannibal and the Headhunters over to Robert Zapata who has been in the group since 1969 and still performing today. Cannibal and the Headhunters on Facebook. [Barely out of high school, they came from Ramona Gardens and Estrada Courts Housing Projects of East Los Angeles, and were inspired by the African American doo wop groups in their neighborhoods. Garcia attended Andrew Jackson high, in East LA. He frequently sang spontaneously while walking around campus. He had a very strong voice. This group toured recorded and performed together for only eighteen months, when Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia hired two new background singers " Eddie Serrano " and " George Ochoa " as the new Headhunters. Their version of "Land of a Thousand Dances" was a cover version of the original Chris Kenner tune, arranged and produced by Max Uballez with Frankie Garcia, and engineered by Bruce Morgan.[citation needed] The record reached #30 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1965. Wilson Pickett recorded the song into a national hit for himself in 1967, also using the "na, na, na, na" lyric.[citation needed] The story of Frankie Garcia forgetting the lyrics to his hit song is " Urban folklore " and was something that Eddie Davis came up with to create some mysteriousness around the "na na na na na" phrase that " Cannibal " came up with due to a bad mic cord that kept cutting off and on Frankie Garcia was a professional singer and never forgot any words to any song. On May 7, 1965 " Cannibal and the Headhunters in concert with the " Rolling Stones " " the Beach Boys " " the Righteous Brothers " and " Marty Robbins " in Birmingham Alabama at Legion Field. Three months later Paul McCartney himself requested that Frankie "Cannibal" Garcia and his group join the Beatles tour. August 15 through August 31, 1965 at Shea Stadium New York and at the Hollywood Bowl California.

01. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Land Of A Thousand Dances (Naa, Na, Na, Na, Naa) (Original Edited Radio Version In Mono) 

 02. Cannibal & The Headhunters - The Boy From New York City 

 03. Cannibal & The Headhunters - My Girl 

 04. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Don't Let Her Go 

 05. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Searchin' 

 06. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Out Of Sight 

 07. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Devil In Disguise 

 08. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Shotgun 

 09. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Strange World 

 10. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Here Comes Love 

 11. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Get Your Baby 

 12. Cannibal & The Headhunters - The Fat Man 

 13. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Land Of A Thousand Dances (Naa, Na, Na, Na, Naa) (Original Unedited Version) 

 14. Cannibal & The Headhunters - I'll Show You How to Love Me 

 15. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Nau Ninny Nau 

 16. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Follow The Music 

 17. Cannibal & The Headhunters - I Need Your Loving 

 18. Cannibal & The Headhunters - Please Baby Please 

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