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The Premiers

Index The Premiers

The Premiers were a Mexican-American garage band in the 1960s, best known for their 1964 hit, "Farmer John.". [1]

50 relations: Album, Bass guitar, Billboard Hot 100, California, Chicano, Chris Montez, Compilation album, Concert, Don and Dewey, Drum, Eastside Los Angeles, Eddie Davis (producer), Farmer John (song), Fullerton, California, Garage rock, Gene Pitney, Guitar, Hit single, Hollywood, Human voice, Impact Records (California), Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Little Ray, Louie Louie, Management, Mexican Americans, Musical ensemble, Musician, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968, Record chart, Record label, Record producer, Recording studio, Rhythm and blues, Richie Unterberger, San Gabriel, California, Sibling, Single (music), Song, Songwriter, Sound recording and reproduction, The Blendells, The Crystals, The Dave Clark Five, The Kingsmen, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Standells, United States, Warner Bros. Records.

Album

An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, audio tape or another medium.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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California

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.

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Chicano

Chicano or Chicana (also spelled Xicano or Xicana) is a chosen identity of some Mexican Americans in the United States.

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Chris Montez

Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez on January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music.

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Compilation album

A compilation album comprises tracks, either previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers.

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Concert

A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience.

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Don and Dewey

Don and Dewey were an American rock and roll duo, comprising Don "Sugarcane" Harris (June 18, 1938 – December 1, 1999) and Dewey Terry (July 17, 1937 – May 11, 2003).

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Drum

The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments.

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Eastside Los Angeles

The Eastside of Los Angeles County, California, is a geographic region that includes the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, El Sereno and Lincoln Heights within the city of Los Angeles and also East Los Angeles, California, an unincorporated area.

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Eddie Davis (producer)

Edward Louis "Eddie" Davis (1926 – 1994) was an American singer, record producer and record label owner who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Farmer John (song)

"Farmer John" is a song written by Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Dewey Terry, and first recorded by the two as the American R&B duo Don and Dewey, in 1959.

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Fullerton, California

Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California, United States.

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Garage rock

Garage rock (sometimes called 60s punk or garage punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced various revivals in the last several decades.

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Gene Pitney

Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.

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Guitar

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings.

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Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Human voice

The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, such as talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc.

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Impact Records (California)

For other record labels named Impact Records, see Impact Records (disambiguation) Impact Records was a California based record label run by CT Records creator, Tony Hilder in the 1960s.

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Johnny "Guitar" Watson

John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American blues, soul, and funk musician and singer-songwriter.

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Little Ray

Little Ray also known as Ray Jimenez, (b. -) was an East Los Angeles, Chicano rock and brown-eyed soul musician, prominent in the 1960s who sang up tempo Rhythm and Blues.

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Louie Louie

"Louie Louie" is an American rhythm and blues song written by Richard Berry in 1955 and best known for the 1963 hit version by The Kingsmen.

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Management

Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a not-for-profit organization, or government body.

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Mexican Americans

Mexican Americans (mexicoamericanos or estadounidenses de origen mexicano) are Americans of full or partial Mexican descent.

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Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name.

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Musician

A musician is a person who plays a musical instrument or is musically talented.

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Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era is a groundbreaking compilation album of American psychedelic and garage rock singles released in the mid-to-late 1960s.

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Record chart

A record chart, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period of time.

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Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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Recording studio

A recording studio is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, commonly abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African American communities in the 1940s.

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Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger (born 1962) is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.

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San Gabriel, California

San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California.

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Sibling

A sibling is one of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common.

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Single (music)

In music, a single, record single or music single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record, an album or an EP record.

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Song

A song, most broadly, is a single (and often standalone) work of music that is typically intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the repetition of sections.

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Songwriter

A songwriter is a professional who is paid to write lyrics for singers and melodies for songs, typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music.

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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

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The Blendells

The Blendells were a 1960s Mexican American brown-eyed soul group from East Los Angeles, California.

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The Crystals

The Crystals were an American vocal group based in New York, considered one of the defining acts of the girl group era in the first half of the 1960s.

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The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five were an English pop rock band formed in Tottenham in 1957.

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The Kingsmen

The Kingsmen are a 1960s beat/garage rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States.

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The Kinks

The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The Standells

The Standells are an American garage rock band from Los Angeles, California, US, formed in the 1960s, who have been referred to as the "punk band of the 1960s", and said to have inspired such groups as the Sex Pistols and Ramones.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Premiers

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