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Los Blue Caps

MX
Rock

Mexican rock & roll band from the early 1960s. The beginnings of this group dates back to 1958 when united by friendship and concern about the "new rhythm" that made appearance in the media of the time (mainly radio) a group of young people agreed to meet periodically to unleash their passion for new music. Initially the group was formed by Jorge Gutiérrez Michell, Tito Ahumada, Armando Trejo, with the test site the stairs of a building in the streets of Palma and Cuba in the Historic Center of Mexico City, once, according to Alberto Camilli he went walking in front of the building entrance realizing music improvised boys, what overcome by curiosity approached them empathizing almost instantly to the degree of being accepted by them to become his pianist and rehearse at home that It was not very far away (Peralvillo), lacking name decided to call themselves "The Solitary", then they chose to "The Kings of Rhythm" and it was with this with which to enter Jorge Baron (as a singer) plan incursions in the area musical. Through close friends managed to appear briefly on TV, got to act alongside Bill Haley in the "Esperanza Iris" theater, Jorge Baron soon left the band to join later "The Zipps". Rhythm Kings auditioned brother of one of his close friends, his name Rene Ferrer who immediately adapted to the mechanics of the group and immediately helped bringing his talent for singing. The boys decided to change the name to The Blue Caps, such as backing band name Gene Vincent. They were signed to Columbia 1960 by CBS Records by Jose de Jesus Hinojosa, artistic director of the company.