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The Baja Marimba Band was an American musical group led by marimba player Julius Wechter.Formed by producer Herb Alpert after his own Tijuana Brass, [1] the Baja Marimba Band outlasted the Tijuana Brass by several years in part due to TV producer Chuck Barris, who included the group's music on his game shows in the 1970s.
Julius Wechter (May 10, 1935 – February 1, 1999) was an American musician and composer who played the marimba and vibraphone. He also played various percussion instruments. He composed the song "Spanish Flea" for Herb Alpert and was leader of the Baja Marimba Band.
Ervan F. "Bud" Coleman (July 7, 1921 – May 26, 1967) was an American guitar and mandolin player. A member of Baja Marimba Band he also worked with Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass and wrote the hit track "Tijuana Taxi" for the band.
Jerry Moss, who turned A&M Records into one of America’s leading independent record labels with his business partner Herb Alpert, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 88. “They truly don’t ...
Julius Wechter & the Baja Marimba Band; We Five; Tim Weisberg; Cory Wells; West End one of a series of aliases for producer Eddie Gordon, all under dance label AM:PM; West End Girls (A&M Canada) Caron Wheeler (Perspective/A&M) Barry White; David Wilcox; Paul Williams; Shanice Wilson; Paul Winter; Bill Withers; Gary Wright; Bill Wyman; will.i.am ...
Julius Wechter was a percussionist in Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, most notably on marimba. "Spanish Flea" was one of several songs he wrote for the group. It was released as an instrumental on the B-side to the single "What Now My Love" from their 1965 album Going Places.
Terran was the last surviving member of the Desi Arnaz Orchestra from the I Love ... Lou Rawls, Barbra Streisand, Baja Marimba Band, Tijuana Brass, the ...
Martin Madrigal Cazares, a fugitive Mexican Mafia member who controlled gangs in Ventura County from a base in Mexico where he developed a drug-trafficking network and brought California-style ...