The Fiestas were an American
rhythm and blues
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musical group from
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, United States.
Organized in 1958, The Fiestas contracted with
Old Town Records Old Town Records was a record label set up by Hy Weiss in New York City. It operated between 1953 and 1966, and was responsible for several R&B and doo-wop hit records.
Weiss, who was born in Romania, lived in the Bronx from the 1920s, and began ...
company in 1959,
after the company's owner,
Hy Weiss
Hyman Y. "Hy" Weiss (February 12, 1923 – March 20, 2007) was an American record producer of pop and rhythm and blues music in the 1950s and 1960s, and the founder of Old Town Records.
Biography
Born to a Jewish family in Cuca, Argeș County, ...
, overheard the group singing in a bathroom adjacent to his office in
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[ The Fiestas Biography ]AllMusic
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Their debut single was 1959's "
So Fine", written by groups guitar player
Frank Ingalls
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Curr ...
,
Samuel Ingalls
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brother; the song was a hit in the U.S., reaching number 3 on the R&B Singles chart and number 11 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100,
with "Last Night I Dreamed" on the flip side. A series of
soul
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singles followed from the group, among them "You Could Be My Girlfriend", "Anna", and "Think Smart", but only 1962's "Broken Heart" managed to chart, scoring number 18 on the R&B Singles chart.
[
Ending their relationship with Old Town, the group later recorded for the Strand and Vigor labels, releasing music into the mid-1970s.]video game
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The group's last television appearance was on the PBS showcase (Rock at 50) recorded May 2003 where they sang "So Fine" at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts.
Members
*Tommy Bullock
*Eddie Morris
*Sam Ingalls
*Preston Lane
References
External links
The Fiestas biography by J.C. Marion
* ttp://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/fiestas.htm The Fiestas discography on soulfulkindamusic.net
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Musical groups from New Jersey
American rhythm and blues musical groups