Bobby Lira, Abraham Quintanilla, Seff Perales - vocals, Joe Garza - drums, Floyd Hannan - organ, Johnny Cadena - guitar, John Joslin - trumpet, Louis Flores - trumpet, Rudy Perales - bass, George Ramirez - sax, Sylvester Ramirez - sax
Long before Selena (Quintanilla) y Los Dinos rode the charts, her father Abraham was singing with a group called Los Dinos. Los Dinos fused the three-part harmonies de los trios romanticos coming up from Mexico with similar harmonies of soul groups from Chicago, Philly and Motown. Crafting a sound similar to the San Antonio-based Royal Jesters, they were extremely popular in the region from 1962 to 1968. Their recordings mixed popular soul tunes with Mexican standards and were released on Epitome, Falcon, Fox, Fine, Fun, and Van records.
Information from the incredible book by Ruben Molina entitled Chicano Soul: Recordings & History of an American Culture.
Hello -- According to a Corpus Christi newspaper dated September 10, 1963, The Dinos were to play an upcoming show with The Beach Boys "of Surfin' Safari fame." Do you know if this show ever took place and, if so, possibly when and where it was? Thank you for any information you may be able to provide. All the best, Jim
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