Sunny & the Sunglows

Sunny & the Sunglows (formed by songwriter Jimmie Lewing and Sunny Ozuna in Palacios, Texas) an American musical group in 1959 and later known as Sunny & the Sunliners after moving to San Antonio, Texas.

The group's members were all Chicano with the exception of Amos Johnson Jr., and their style was a blend of rhythm and blues, tejano, blues, and mariachi. They first recorded in 1962 for their own label, Sunglow. Okeh Records picked up their single "Golly Gee" for national distribution that year, and in 1963, Huey P Meaux, a producer from Louisiana and owner of Tear Drop Records, had them record a remake of Little Willie John's 1958 hit, "Talk to Me, Talk to Me". The single "Talk to Me" (b/w "Every Week, Every Month, Every Year"), released on Tear Drop Records, went to No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, No. 12 on the US R&B Singles chart, and No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1963.

The group followed this release with several more remakes—"Rags to Riches" (Tony Bennett) b/w "Not Even Judgment Day", "Out of Sight-Out of Mind" (The Five Keys) b/w "No One Else Will Do", and "La Cacahuata" (The Peanuts) b/w "Happy Hippo".

Members

• Sunny Ozuna – lead vocals
• Vincent Chente Montez – vocals (Bass)
• Manuel Guerra – leader
• Rudy Guerra – tenor sax
• Gregg Ramirez – bass
• Henry Nanez – guitar
• Manuel Martinez – guitar
• Tommy Luna – tenor sax
• Andy Ortiz – piano (Sunglows era)
• Arthur Gonzalez – electric piano
• Martin Liñan – alto sax
• Gilbert Fernandez – tenor sax
• Amos Johnson Jr. – trumpet
• Bobby Solis – drums
• Joel Dilley – bass
• Joe Cortez III – keyboards, vocals (1977–78)
• Johnny Guerra – guitar, vocals
• Carlos Hernandez – alto sax, vocals
• Jimmy Solis – tenor sax, vocals
• Bobby Gutierrez – tenor and bari sax
• David Silva – trumpet
• Roger Rivera – trombone
• David DeLaGarza – keyboards
• Frank Ardila – guitar

Discography

• Talk to Me (Tear Drop Records, LP2000 1964)
• All Night Worker (Tear Drop, LP2019 1964)
• The Original Peanuts (Sunglow Records, LP103 1965)
• Smile Now Cry Later (Key-Loc 3001 1966)
• Live in Hollywood (Key-Loc 3003 1966)
• This Is My Band (Key-Loc 3006 1977)
• El Amante Sunny & The Sunliners Freddie Records – LP-026 1981

External links

Official site