Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra ~ Similar Artists
J. Frank Wilson
- 88% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
This US outfit was formed in the mid-50s in San Angelo, Texas, by Sid Holmes (guitar), Lewis Elliott (bass), Ray Smith (drums), Rob Zeller (saxophone) and Alton Baird (vocals). After years of little success, the group teamed up with new vocalist Frank Wilson (11 December 1941,...
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Trini Lopez
- 88% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Trinidad Lopez III, 15 May 1937, Dallas, Texas, USA. Trini Lopez took folk songs and rocked them up into Latin rhythms, recording 14 chart albums and 13 chart singles between 1963 and 1968. Propelled by a strong R&B-influenced backbeat (usually provided by bass player Dave...
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The Hullaballoos
- 87% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Tierra
- 86% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
This Latin R&B band was formed in the Mexican-populated east Los Angeles area in 1971 by the Salas Brothers, Rudy (vocals/guitar) and Steve (trombone/timbales). The remainder of the line-up comprised Bobby Navarrete (reeds), Joey Guerra (keyboards), Steve Falomir (bass),...
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Xavier Cugat
- 84% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Francisco de Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deulofeu, 1 January 1900, Gerona, Spain, d. 27 October 1990, Barcelona, Spain. An immensely popular bandleader and composer who became known as the "King Of The Rumba" during the 30s and 40s after he introduced some of the...
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Ronnie Carroll
- 80% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Ronald Cleghorn, 18 August 1934, Belfast, Northern Ireland. A singer with an extremely high baritone voice, who became known as "The Minstrel", Carroll also worked as a baker, plumber, greengrocer, milkman, car mechanic and auctioneer's assistant. He began his career in shows...
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Paul Anka
- 78% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
30 July 1941, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A prolific songwriter and child prodigy, Anka was one of the major teen-idols of the 50s. He burst onto the scene in 1957 with the self-written "Diana", an intense ballad describing the frustration and unrequited love of a young teenager...
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Cachaito Lopez
- 77% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
The Four Preps
- 77% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Formed in the early 50s in Hollywood, California, USA, the Four Preps were a vocal group consisting of Bruce Belland, Glen Larson, Marvin Inabnett and Ed Cobb (d. 1999, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA). Recording for Capitol Records, they placed 13 singles in the US charts between 1956...
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Crispian St. Peters
- 76% match to Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Robin Peter Smith, 5 April 1939, Swanley, Kent, England. Originally a member of UK pop acts the Beat Formula Three and Peter And The Wolves, Smith was plucked from obscurity by manager Dave Nicolson, rechristened Crispian St. Peters and signed to a 10-year management and...
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