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The Blasters - Hey, Girl (1985) Dave Alvin from: “Hard Line” (LP)

Roots Music | Tex-Mex | Cajun

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Personnel: Phil Alvin: Lead Vocals / Guitar Dave Alvin: Lead Guitar John Bazz: Bass Bill Bateman: Drums

David Hidalgo: Accordion

The Jordanaires: Backing Vocals

Produced by Jeff Eyrich

Album Recorded: @ Ocean Way Recording 6050 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, California 1984-85

The Jordanaires Recorded: @ The House of David Studios in Nashville, Tennessee

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Song Review: Los Lobos - “Flat Top Joint” (Live)

Even without an audience to feed off, Los Lobos are hungry on stage.

Performing their version of the Blasters’ “Flat Top Joint” before their Cinco de Mayo livestream, the Wolves demonstrate, again, why they were chosen to record the “La Bamba” soundtrack all those years ago.

And the reason is this: early American rock ‘n’ roll courses through their veins just as strongly as the traditional Mexican music with which they did their early woodshedding.

The Blasters and Los Lobos were pals when they were coming up and Steve Berlin - who wails some mean sax on this just-released video - eventually made the jump from the former to the latter.

Their studio version was released on Native Sons, which Sound Bites will review in this space shortly.

Grade card: Los Lobos - “Flat Top Joint” (Live) - A-