Tijuana Taxi
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Product ID: HL2 04626328
By Johnny Flamingo
published: 1965
Publisher:
Hal Leonard
Arranger:
Moore
Series:
Pop Specials for Strings
Genre:
Sixties
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Level: 3
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About this item
A nostalgic visit to one of pop music's instrumental hits of the '60s, here is the Latin-flavored tune made popular by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. A great number for teaching easy syncopation.
Songlist (1)
- Tijuana Taxi
Instrumentation
1 FULL SCORE: 8 pag.
8 VIOLIN 1: 1 pag.
8 VIOLIN 2: 1 pag.
8 VIOLIN 3: (VIOLA T.C.) 1 pag.
4 VIOLA: 1 pag.
4 CELLO: 1 pag.
4 STRING BASS: 1 pag.
1 PERCUSSION 1: 1 pag.
2 PERCUSSION 2: 1 pag.
1 PIANO: 2 pag.
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Composer
Johnny Flamingo (1934-2000)
Born Melvin Moore, he had a step father with the last name of Broxton, so it was Melvin Broxton. Then after his first two recordings with the Dots, he was re-christened Johnny Flamingo. Originally from Houston Texas, he found himself in the air force and singing at US bases in Europe in a group named the Five Criterions. Back in the USA and married, his first two records were with the vocal group the Dots, that featured his eventual next wife, Jeanette Baker. The Dots consisted of Johnny, Jeanette and two additional male members for those first two releases. The third issue by the Dots had different group members. Johnny Flamingo's first recording as a solo artist was So Long, and made a lot of west coast noise. It was featured by the prominent local DJ Dick Hugg - Huggy Boy- and his new Caddy label. The thought was he would make enough money to buy a cadillac, thus the name of the label. Huggy Boy Broadcast live radio from the window at John Dolphins "Dolphins Of Hollywood" record store in Los Angeles, with the call letters KRKD. Located at Vernon and Central, he was immensely popular and had a great deal of influence on the record buyers and record industry. Meanwhile, Johnny Flamingo continued to wax records for mostly Huggy Boy and his associated labels, with just a few exceptions. Even those had a connection and purpose. He also recorded one disc as Jack and Jill for Caddy and then Imperial. It was him and his then current wife Juanita. He had a long gig at a nightclub called the Den, located in Norwalk, California. It was there that he recorded an LP and a couple 45's for the Diadon label. His records were issued through the mid to late 1960's, and then often showed up on the reissue labels of the early 1970's. Sadly, he passed away on New Year's eve, 2000, the same day Vernon Green of the Medallions died.
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