Mando & The Chili Peppers "On the Road With Rock'n'Roll"

Fronted by Armando Almendarez (aka Mando), this San Antonio band was one of the few, if not the first, Mexican-American rock & roll groups in the late 1950s. They recorded some rare singles, and a very rare LP, for the Crest label, but never made anything more than a regional impact. Although the mere existence of a Mexican-American rock band in the pre-Ritchie Valens era is interesting, their actual music was competent but derivative R&B-soaked rock, with smoky sax breaks and Mando's foggy vocals leading the way. Most of their material was rock, R&B, country, and pop covers, the arrangements and Mando's delivery showing a strong debt to the New Orleans R&B of Fats Domino in particular. They never recorded after the 1950s, although it's known that they were still playing San Antonio joints in the early 1960s. - by Richie Unterberger

trax:
01 I Love To Eat Chili In Chile 02 South Of The Border 03 Don't Say Goodnight 04 Swingin' Baby 05 I'm Walkin' The Floor Over You 06 Cherry Pie 07 This Is True Love 08 Congo Mombo 09 San Antonio Rose 10 Why Can It Be 11 There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder 12 Harbour Lights 13 Beg Your Pardon 14 Candy Kisses 15 Baby, Baby I Can't Believe 16 Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) 17 Boppin' The Rock 18 Maybellene
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