Shango (rock group)
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Shango was a rock quartet in the late 1960s, led by Tommy Reynolds, later of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
, which included actor Stuart Margolin
.
Shango's best-known recording was a 1969 song, a modest novelty hit called "Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away)" from their self-titled album Shango. Produced by Jerry Riopelle
and co-written by Margolin, Riopelle and Reynolds, it mocked contemporary doomsday predictions that California
was destined to be destroyed (presumably very soon) by an earthquake
. It was sung in Calypso
style:
It was later adapted into a car ad:
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds was a 1970s AM soft rock trio from Los Angeles. The original members were Dan Hamilton , Joe Frank Carollo , and Tommy Reynolds , all of whom had previously played in The T-Bones, a 1960s band noted for the instrumental hit "No Matter What Shape ".The group first hit...
, which included actor Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin is an American film and television actor and director.-Television:Margolin is best known for his role on the television show The Rockford Files, playing Evelyn "Angel" Martin, the shifty friend and former cellmate of Jim Rockford...
.
Shango's best-known recording was a 1969 song, a modest novelty hit called "Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away)" from their self-titled album Shango. Produced by Jerry Riopelle
Jerry Riopelle
Jerry Riopelle is a musician and record producer raised in Tampa, Florida, and known primarily for his hard rock performances and for his record production.- Early career :...
and co-written by Margolin, Riopelle and Reynolds, it mocked contemporary doomsday predictions that California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
was destined to be destroyed (presumably very soon) by an earthquake
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
. It was sung in Calypso
Calypso music
Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago from African and European roots. The roots of the genre lay in the arrival of enslaved Africans, who, not being allowed to speak with each other, communicated through song...
style:
- Day after day
- More people come to L.A.Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
- Shh! Don't you tell anybody
- The whole place slippin' away
It was later adapted into a car ad:
- Day after day
- More people drive ChevroletChevroletChevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
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