Los Baby's are a rock and ballad band from
Yucatán
Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the political divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. I ...
,
Mexico
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. Their native town of
Panabá
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is close to
Mérida, the state capital.
History
The group began performing together in 1958, at which time it was composed of the four Avila Aranda brothers. They debuted at the ''Fantasio'' theater in Mérida in 1960, then performed in
Belize
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, where they took the name Los Baby's del Rock. They recorded their first sides for
Discos Orfeón in 1959, but the label did not release them until 1962 once rock & roll began to become popular in Mexico. They toured throughout Mexico in the middle of the decade, and around this time they also made numerous appearances in television advertisements. In 1964, they made their first recordings for
Discos Peerless, often
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ing the hits of foreign groups to great success. They became one of the most popular native pop acts in Mexico in the 1960s.
Their biggest success, however, came in the 70s, when they stopped covering foreign songs as they started to record their own songs. "¿Por qué?" and "Cómo sufro" were number-one hits in Mexico in
1972
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and
1974
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respectively.
In 1986, the compilation ''16 Exitos'' (16 Hits) charted in the United States, reaching #15 on the ''
Billboard
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'' Regional Mexican chart.
Emilio and Armando died in the early 90s, but Carlos and Enrique still tour with Carlos Jr. on drums and guest keyboard and bass players.
Discography
The group has released some 50 albums, mostly through the label
Discos Peerless.
*''Un Amor Imposible'' (1966)
*''Pero yo no lo conozco'' (1966)
*''Solo para enamorados'' (1967)
*''Ritmo, Sabor y Sentimiento'' (1967)
*''Sensación en Ritmo'' (1968)
*''Cansancio'' (1968)
*''Mi Loca Pasión'' (1969)
*''Cariño'' (1970)
*''Te vengo a decir adios'' (1970)
*''Va Cayendo una Lágrima'' (1971)
*''¿Por qué?'' (1972)
*''Sabotaje'' (1978)
*''Amor Traicionero'' (1973)
*''Como sufro'' (1974)
*''Un viejo amor'' (1975)
*''Morir contigo'' (1976)
*''Regresa Ya'' (1977)
*''Negrura'' (1980)
*''Un Amor'' (1983)
*''Tributo A Los Baby's'' (2017)
Members
*Enrique Ávila Aranda (vocals)
*Carlos Ávila Aranda (guitar)
*Armando Ávila Aranda (bass, saxophone, vocals) (deceased)
*Emilio Ávila Aranda (drums) (deceased)
*Pablo Linares (electric organ, trumpet) (deceased)
*Geraldo Velazco (trumpet)
*José Manuel Escalante (keyboards)
*Sigfrido López (congas)
*Luis Vanegas (saxophone)
*Edgar Boffil 1973-1974 (organ)
*Miguel Zurita (keyboards)
*Rafaél Jiménez (bass)
*Pedro Gómez (teclados )
References
;Footnotes
;Further reading
*''Revista México Canta'', June 8, 1969
*''Revista México Canta'', September 1, 1972
*Toño Carrizosa, ''La Onda Grupera: Historia del Movimiento Grupero''. Edamax, 1997
Google Books
External links
- Yucatán Peninsula, with information on Los Baby's
Official website
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Mexican musical groups
Mexican rock music groups