I could pull some liner notes cred about a future member of Buena Vista Social Club, but really the proof is in the pudding. Actually there are several puddings: the high-voiced guy, the arrangements, the groove, the fact that they called their man band "the sapphires". Awesome! I can't stop listening to this best-of compilation. Perfect for summer evenings. Lemonade and bare feet!There's a "decent bio":http://www.singers.com/doowop/loszafiros.html at singers.com. I like this part:bq. Beginning with their first hit single, "La Caminadora," the group got into the archetypical rock star on tour craziness, fights, drinking, destroying hotel rooms, meeting the Beatles (who wanted them to stay), touring Moscow, Poland, Germany and Europe, that led to the early deaths of all but one of the singers. What they left behind, judging by these 17 hits, is a legacy of great vocal harmony.Yikes. Thanks for the legacy, dudes.
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