|
Tierra is a Latin R&B band, originally from Los Angeles, California, that was first established in the 1970s by former El Chicano members Steve Salas and his brother Rudy Salas (guitar.) The other original members were Bobby Navarrete (reeds), Joey Guerra (keyboards), Steve Falomir (bass guitar), and Philip Madayag (drums) and Andre Baeza (percussion). Their biggest hit was the 1980 remake of The Intruders' 1967 hit "Together", written by Gamble & Huff, which reached #18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #9 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart. ==Background== Tierra has the distinction of being the first Latino band to have four songs on the national chart with two of them in the Top 100 at the same time.〔94.7 The WAVE May 22, 2015 (Tierra’s Rudy Salas Talks Music, Performing & More By Pat Prescott )〕 Around 1973, Rudy and Steve Salas formed Tierra and their self-titled debut album was recorded. By the mid-1970s the band consisted of the Salas brothers, Rudy Villa on reeds, Kenny Romain on drums and latin-percussion, Conrad Lazano on bass, Aaron Ballesteros on drums and vocals, Alfred Rubaclava on bass and Leon Bisquera on keyboards. Around that time they recorded the album ''Stranded'' for the Salsoul records label.〔''Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles'' Steven Loza (104 ''Part I: History'' ''Tierra'' )〕 In 1980 they had a platinum hit with their version "Together" which was a remake of the 1967 song by The Intruders.〔''Postnational Musical Identities: Cultural Production, Distribution, and Consumption in a Globalized Scenario'' Edited by Ignacio Corona and Alejandro L. Madrid (Page 141 ''Assimilation, Reclamation, and Rejection'' )〕 The song which was written by Gamble & Huff, reached #18 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #9 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart. A few months later they had another chart hit with "Memories". Later in the year they charted again with "La La Means I Love You".〔Billboard (Artists / Tierra Chart History )〕 In 1995, they released their ''A New Beginning'' album.〔All Music (Tierra ''A New Beginning'' )〕 Around 1997, younger brother Steve supposedly quit the band after disputes over leadership of the band, money and management. In an interview he claimed that he was fired by his brother Rudy. He formed his own band and for a period of time there were two bands bearing the name Tierra. The Tierra band led by Steve Salas was booked for three nights at the Conga Room. Rudy Salas's wife contacted the club to inform them that the real Tierra was the one fronted by her husband. This led to the club's booking manager Robert Vargas getting into negotiations and mediating between the two brothers with a plan to have a band consisting of the two brothers and as many members as possible from their successful years in the early 1980s. An argument developed over the line up and Steve Salas backed out two weeks before the concert was to take place. He apologized. In January 2002 they were booked to play the Conga Room.〔''Los Angeles Times'' January 16, 2002 (A Band (or Two) of Brothers - Augustin Gurza )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tierra (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|