Hard Hands

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ALBUM INFORMATION

Total Tracks: 9   Total Length: 35:30

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Teenage Graceland

By Wayne Robins

After Elvis went into the Army and before the British Invasion, the years 1958-63 were rock's forgotten years. But they were the years that shaped the musical tastes of baby boomers and of acts from the Beatles and Rolling Stones to Bruce Springsteen and the Ramones. Hear the dance sensations, the one-hit-wonders, the girl groups and doo-wop singers, surfers and rockabilly twangers, the birth of Motown, the evolution of R&B into soul and so much… more »

They Say All Media Guide

A 1968 album with Barretto in midst of his most productive period. He had made inroads into pop and jazz markets and was a dominant figure on the Latin jazz and salsa circuit. The album not only provided the great conga player and percussionist with a nickname, it yielded hit single “Abidjan” and also brought personnel changes. Joseph Roman replaced Rene Lopez on trumpet (he’d been drafted), and Tony Fuentes joined the group on bongos. – Ron Wynn