Thanks to the books of Ignacio Faulín and other scholars, in recent times we have learned the secret history of modern music in the first Francoism, beyond the intuitions of Manolo Vázquez Moltalbán. Yes, many interesting proposals in the dark of the boxes, But the first youth music made in Spain It was that of the dynamic duo, from 1959.
It was a very time partner: modes but impetuous, romantic with a skeptical point, authors while interpreters of others. Oscillating between the device orchestras and the accompaniments of Italianizing jazz, they satisfied the generational need to have their own voice, without the problems of understanding that Mexican groups such as Teen Tops brought (¿Pink color hits?). That said, according to later confession, they enjoyed a genuine life of rock & roll Between tours, films and military service.
But the splendor lasted relatively little. From 1963, the music-vocal sets were implemented, to imitation of the Beatles (who recorded, ay, for their same record, EMI). Despite having a fandom bustling, the duo was overcome by the new times. I suspect that they did not live it as a tragedy: flexible, they found accommodation in the establishment Of light music, with the festivals of the song, the compositions for other artists, the eternal smiles.
There were renewal attempts: clothing inchange of name- Manolo and Ramón- and recordings in London. There was no way. Aware of the eternal Spanish ingratitude, they said goodbye without many fuss and recycled in the record industry, such as Cazatalantos, composers and producers: Ramón Arcusa in Emi and Manolo de la Calva in Columbia. The latter would facilitate them to come into contact with a skinny and insecure vocalist, Julio Iglesias.
The dizzying July race allowed them to be installed during growing seasons in Miami, still far from its current musical capital character in Latin America. From the Watchtower of Florida, they observed fun how their music was revalued in Spain, thanks to some generation partners who had undertaken the adventure of democracy and that they longed to cover their young years of a certain epic.
There was more than nostalgia in his reappearance. Together with their innumerable bowling, they recorded new discs, where the future anthem was included Resisted. They were smiling, although it was better not to discuss politics there, and they were just proud to have developed a fabulous career since those origins in which everything was about to invent.