THE BLENDELLS - "Huggie's Bunnies" (1964)

 

1964 was a big year for Chicano rock, and/or the music of East L.A., but these days it seems mostly forgotten. There were some bands with big hits like ? and the Mysterians, The Premiers, and Cannibal and the Headhunters, but it doesn't seem like anybody much cares anymore.

 

Another East L.A. band, The Blendells reached number 62 on the Billboard charts with their cover of the Stevie Wonder song "La La La La La" but I always like the flipside better.

Drafted into The Army to fight in Vietnam, the band had to break up and never recovered, but they recorded one of my favorite instrumentals from 1964.

THE BLENDELLS - "Huggie's Bunnies"