Mexico (Bob Moore song)
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"Mexico" is the title of a 1961
instrumental
recording by American
bassist
, orchestra leader
and Rockabilly Hall of Fame
member Bob Moore
. Moore was a noted session musician
in the 1950s and 1960s who worked with Elvis Presley
, Pat Boone
, Roy Orbison
and Brenda Lee
, among others. The song "Mexico" is credited to Bob Moore and His Orchestra, and it became the only single where Moore is listed as an artist to reach the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard
Hot 100 chart in the fall of 1961. The song peaked at #7 and spent ten weeks in the Top 40. Moreover, it reached number one on the Easy Listening chart, remaining at the top of this chart for one week in October 1961, and reached #22 on the R&B chart. Outside the U.S., "Mexico" was a number-one hit in both Australia
and Germany
, and it sold over two million records worldwide.
1961 in music
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instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
recording by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
, orchestra leader
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
and Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame was established on the internet on March 21, 1997, to present early rock and roll history and information relative to the artists and personalities involved in this pioneering American music genre....
member Bob Moore
Bob Moore
Bob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...
. Moore was a noted session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
in the 1950s and 1960s who worked with Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, Pat Boone
Pat Boone
Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone is an American singer, actor and writer who has been a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs and sold more copies than his black counterparts...
, Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison was an American singer-songwriter, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country & western band in high school until he was signed by Sun Records in Memphis...
and Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee
Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...
, among others. The song "Mexico" is credited to Bob Moore and His Orchestra, and it became the only single where Moore is listed as an artist to reach the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 chart in the fall of 1961. The song peaked at #7 and spent ten weeks in the Top 40. Moreover, it reached number one on the Easy Listening chart, remaining at the top of this chart for one week in October 1961, and reached #22 on the R&B chart. Outside the U.S., "Mexico" was a number-one hit in both Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and it sold over two million records worldwide.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1961 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1960s
- Number-one hits of 1962 (Germany)Number-one hits of 1962 (Germany)This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1962.-References:* Ehnert, Günter . HIT BILANZ Deutsche Chart Singles 1956-1980. ISBN 3-922542-24-7* * ----...