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A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged among African American & Mexican American youth in the 1940s. [3] Lowrider also refers to the driver of the car and their participation in lowrider car clubs , which remain a part of African American Hip Hop culture & Chicano culture and have since expanded ...
Lowrider was an American automobile magazine, focusing almost exclusively on the style known as a lowrider. It first appeared in 1977, produced out of San Jose, California , by a trio of San Jose State students.
"Hey Little Cobra" is a song released in 1963 by The Rip Chords about the Shelby Cobra. The song was produced by Terry Melcher and Bruce Johnston, who also sang vocals. [2] The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4, [3] while reaching No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade [4] and No. 3 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit ...
Historically, car clubs (groups of people who share a love for custom cars and a passion for lowriding) have been predominantly led by men, with the exception of a few, such as Lady Bugs Car Club ...
There is a picture of that foursome — Terry Melcher, Bruce Johnston, Ernie Bringas, Phil Stewart — on the inside cover of the 2006 CD booklet, along with photos of the touring Rip Chords. [32] The Rip Chords' last significant release was the single "One Piece Topless Bathing Suit" in June 1964, with Bringas and Melcher singing lead. [33]
On this car, he hand-painted roses to honor his mother "because she liked flowers" and she "loved the idea of putting roses on the car." [2] This second Gypsy Rose car made its debut on the lowrider scene at the 1968 Winternationals Custom Show. [2] At first, some of his fellow lowriders from other car clubs were critical of the design.
The earliest car clubs were formed in the 1930s, [1] though the reputedly oldest lowrider club is the Dukes. The Dukes first got together in 1962. [2] The club went on for some four years, breaking up in 1969. The club started up again but between 1970 and 1977, the ghost of the club carried on.
The guitalele is variously marketed (and used) as a travel guitar or children's guitar. It is essentially a modern iteration of the Quint guitar. [5] A guitalele or guitarlele. A guitalele is the size of a ukulele, and is commonly played like a guitar transposed up to “A” (that is, up a 4th, or like a guitar with a capo on the fifth fret).