From the late 40s onwards Mexican and Chicanos stirred up American establishment, from both their thrilling music and stylish Zoot Suit appearance. In the 1950s El Be Bop Kids were covering and additionally writing their own Rock 'n' roll songs and making their presence felt on the music charts. The spirt of the 50s remained, one thing is certain There's Gonna Be A Ball when you play these 3 CD's
Disco uno
01 Carlos Diaz with The Royal Tones Sugaree (arr. Diaz) Triangle 1959
02 Freddie Fender Bailando El Rock & Roll (Rip It Up) (Little Richard) Ideal 1958
03 Los Locos Del Ritmo Geraldine (Scott) DIMSA 1959
04 Sonny Ace and The Twisters Tamales (no writer credit) Rival 1959
05 Cuarteto Don Ramon Sr. Pachuco Boogie (Tosti) Taxco 1948
06 Augie Garcia Quintet ? Be My Guest (Garcia) North Star 1957
07 The Velveteens (Polie Rodreieuez Guitarist) Dog Patch Creeper (Valenzuela, Valenzuela Jr) Emmy 1960
08 Rudy Gray There's Gonna Be A Ball (Gray) Capitol 1955
09 Mando and The Chili Peppers Swingin' Baby (Almendarez) Golden Crest 1957
10 Mike “Keys” Martinez with The Impression's Sugar Baby (Martinez) Great Records 1963
11 Gloria Rios El relojito (Rock Around The Clock) (De Knight, Freedman) RCA 1956
12 Los Rebeldes del Rock La Bamba (Público) DIMSA 1960
13 Lalo Guerrero Con Los Satelites Tequila (Flores, Guerrero) Columbia 1958
14 Felix and His Guitar Chilli Beans (Garcia) AUT 1959
15 Cuarteto De Don Ramon Martinez Chicano Boogie (Tostado) Taxco 1948
16 Freddie Fender Mean Woman (Fender) Duncan 1959
17 Chris Montez Rocking Blues (Montez, Lee) London 1963
18 Los Crazy Boys Leroy (Scott) DIMSA 1960
19 Los Boppers Tren Solitario (Lonesome Train) (Garaza) Peerless 1961
20 Los Estudiantes Who-Hoo (McGraw) Philips 1960
21 Publo and The Valiants Out Of Town (Menard, Casillas) Menard 1963
22 Las Mary Jets Dulces Tonterías (Sweet Nothings) (Self) Columbia 1960
23 Eddie Quinteros Lindy Lou (Quinteros) Brent 1960
24 Los Teen Tops Voy Bien o Me Regreso (It'll Be Me) (Clement)Columbia 1961
25 Tony Casanova Yea! Yea! Come Another Day (Casanova) Crest 1958
26 Los Llopis Hasta La Vista Cocodrilo (See You Later Alligator) (Guidry- Haley-Keefer-Keeler) Zafiro 1960
27 Los Apson Anoche Me Enamore (Tonight I Fell In Love) (Margo, Margo, Medress, Siegel) Eco 1963
28 Rosie and The Originals Why Did You Leave Me (Hamlin) Highland 1962
Disco dos
01 Baldemar Huerta Con Los Romanceros No Seas Cruel (Don't Be Cruel) (Blackwell, Rivera) Falcon 1957
02 Los Teen Tops Presumida (High Class Baby) (Samwell) Columbia 1961
03 Ritchie Valens Boney- Maronie (Williams) De-Fi 1959
04 Tony and Charley Escucha Cowboy (Mule Skinner Blues) (Vaughn, Rodgers, adapted by Carreras) La Voz De Su Amo 1961
05 Eddie Con Los Shades Tequilita Rock (Medina) Amor 1961
06 The Eternals Rocking In The Jungle (Martin, Girona) Hollywood 1959
07 Alberto Vazquez 16 Toneladas (16 Tons) (Travis) Musart 1963
08 The Royal Jesters and The Memphis III ? Let's Kiss And Make Up (Garza) Cobra 1962
09 Los Teen Tops Tutti Frutti (La Bostrie, Penniman) Columbia 1960
10 Little Julian Herrera and The Tigers True Fine Mama (Penniman) Starla 1958
11 Trini Lopez Here Comes Sally (Cowell) King 1959
12 Rosie and The Originals Give Me Love (Ponci) Highland 1960
13 Vickie Diaz Your Mama Said No (Diaz) Del-Fi 1960
14 Eddie Con Los Shades Lucy Lucy (no writer credit) Ideal 1961
15 Danny Flores No Matter What You Do (Flores, Taub) RPM 1957
16 The Rocking Boys Wipe Out (The Surfaris) Belter EP 1963
17 Rudy Gray ? You Better Believe It (Grim) Capitol 1955
18 Los Loud Jets Agitese, Haga Ruido Y Ruede (Shake Rattle And Roll) (Calhoun) Columbia 1961
19 Mister Tequila Chuck Rio Big Boy (no writer credit) Flair Records 1962
20 Los Pájaros Locos Teddy Girl (La Gamberra) Varieti 1960
21 Baldemar Huerta Encaje De Chantilly (Chantilly Lace) (Richardson) Falcon 1958
22 Trini Lopez It Hurts to Be in Love (Toombs, Dixon) King 1959
23 Los Teen Tops Buen Rock Esta Noche (Good Rockin' Tonight) (Brown) Columbia 1960
24 Desda Splish Splash Twist (Darin, Murray) Del-Fi & Lucky Platter 1962
25 Los Crazy Boys Be-Bop-A-Lula (Davis, Vincent) DIMSA 1960
26 Tony Casanova When I Say Bye Bye (Casanova) American International 1959
27 Rudy ''Tutti'' Grayzell You're Gone (Grayzell) Starday 1956
28 Little Julian Herrera with Johnny Otis Orchestra Symbol of Heaven (Gilfin, Herrera, Kelso, Otis) Dig 1957
Disco tres
01 Loy Clingman Rockin' Down Mexico Way (Clingman) Viv 1958
02 Los Llopis Estremecete (All Shook Up) (Blackwell, Presley) Zafiro 1960
03 Boo and His Girl Friend You Got What It Takes (no writer credit) Talent Scout 1962
04 Los Locos Del Ritmo La Chica Alborotada (Tallahassee Lassie) (Crewe, Slay, Picariello adapted by González) Columbia 1962
05 Los Teen Tops Confidente de Secundaria (High School Confidential) (Hargrave, Lewis, Tops) Fontana 1960
06 Contenders Tequila Song (Rio, Norman) Jackpot 1958
07 Freddie Fender I Can't Remember (Fender, Duncan) Imperial 1960
08 Augie Rios Hop, Skip and Jump (Parker, Greiner, Scheck) Metro 1959
09 Trini Lopez Yes You Do (Lopez, Sheffield) King 1959
10 Johnnie (The Gash) Gray with Ken Jones and His Orchestra Tequila (Rio) Fontana 1958
11 Los Locos del Ritmo La Mantequilla (Move It) (Samwell) CBS 1963
12 Los Sleepers El Dinosaurio (Just Like Eddie) (Goddard) Eco 1962
13 Chuck Rio Margarita (Thompson) Jackpot 1959
14 Los Teen Tops El Rock de la Cárcel (Jailhouse Rock) (Leiber, Stoller) Columbia 1960
15 Carlos Brothers La Bamba (Valens) Del-Fi 1960
16 The Romancers ? Slauson Sax (Mora) Del-Fi 1963
17 Star Mountain Dreamers Tu (Curazon) Rhythm Bomb 2005
18 Don Ramón Sr. Y Su Orquesta vocal Lito Y Don Wine-O-Boogie (Tostado) Master Music 1954
19 Chuck Higgins (and His Mellotones) Eli Toney, Joe Ursery, John Watson Pachuko Hop (Higgins, Haven) Combo 1952
20 Lalo Guerrero Chicas Patas Boogie (Oh Babe!) (no writer credit) Imperial 1950
21 The Velveteens (Polie Rodreieuez Guitarist) Johnny's Jump (Valenzuela, Valenzuela Jr) Emmy 1960
22 The Matadors (Tony, Vic, and Manuel) Perfidia (Leeds, Dominquez) Colpix 1963
23 Trini Lopez The Right To Rock (Lopez, Smith) Volk 1958
24 Scotty Wayne I'm Gonna Leave (Duncan) Talent Scout 1962
25 Chuck 'Tequila' Rio Bye Bye Baby (Berry, Josea) Kent 1958
26 Star Mountain Dreamers Maldito (Contreras, Estrada) Rhythm Bomb 2006
27 Yolanda and The Naturals Jawbone (The Naturals) Kimley 1962
28 Sunny and The Sunglows Talk To Me (Seneca) Teardrop 1963
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