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Both "Zoot Suit" and "I'm the Face" appeared on the soundtrack to the 1979 film based on the Who's 1973 album Quadrophenia (fade-out versions in mono, 1:59 and 2:32, respectively). The chorus of the song "Cut My Hair" from Quadrophenia contains a line quoting "Zoot Suit" ("Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents five inches long").
Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent [3] [4] drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez . The film stars Daniel Valdez , Edward James Olmos —both reprising their roles from the stage production—and Tyne Daly .
Upon its initial release, some critics and swing fans noted a perceived musical and thematic similarity between "Zoot Suit Riot" and swing revivalists Royal Crown Revue ' s 1991 single "Hey Pachuco", which was also written about the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots though doesn't reference the event by name. Perry has said that the song had no influence on ...
[113] [114] [115] Zoot Suit Riot: The 20th Anniversary Edition was released on CD and vinyl on January 13, 2017, featuring five bonus live tracks recorded during the band's 1998 tours. In promotion of the album's re-release, the Daddies played select dates throughout the country, performing the album in its entirety.
Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Debuting in 1979, Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway. In 1981, Luis Valdez also directed a filmed version of the play, combining stage and film ...
After an independent release in early 1997, Zoot Suit Riot was reissued by Universal Records subsidiary Mojo Records the following summer. By early 1998, regular radio airplay of the album's lead single "Zoot Suit Riot" helped propel the album to #1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and eventually the top 20 of the Billboard 200 ...
The legal drama “Suits” got a second life when it hit Netflix last summer. The show, which aired on USA Network from 2011 to 2019, finished the year as the most streamed show of 2023 ...
White Teeth, Black Thoughts is the sixth studio album by American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on July 16, 2013, on Space Age Bachelor Pad Records.. Following the predominant world music slant of 2008's Susquehanna and the 2009 ska album Skaboy JFK, White Teeth, Black Thoughts marks the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' first album since their 1997 compilation Zoot Suit Riot to focus ...