Following The Kingsmen’s success with "Louie Louie," Cardenas suggested that the Premiers record a similar song, "Farmer John," which had been written and recorded by Don and Dewey.[1] Although claimed to have been recorded "live at the Rhythm Room in Fullerton, California," it was actually recorded in a small studio in Hollywood, with overdubbed party noises provided by girls of the Chevelles car club, who had been invited to the studio.[1] The vocals were performed by John Perez and George Delgado singing in unison.
The group recorded several more singles up to 1967, some co-produced by Larry Tamblyn of The Standells, but none were commercially successful.[1] First Zuniga, and then Lawrence Perez, were drafted, and the band split up by the end of the decade.
In 2001, The Premiers reformed with the Perez brothers and George Delgado from the original line-up, to play occasional concerts and record.
Bassist Frank Zuniga died December 22, 2010, from complications of COPD, surrounded by his three children, grandchildren, and his wife of over forty years, who died a few years later.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 499.
^"We are saddened to announce that John Perez, drummer and founding member for The Premiers, has passed away, and therefore we are rescheduling today's event for Sat., Nov 5 at 5pm to give the family time to grieve". @MediaArtsSA on Twitter. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^"POSTPONED: Celebrate Chicano Rock Music at TVGB". Sparkoc. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^45Cat The Premiers (San Gabriel, California) - Discography
premiers, were, american, garage, band, 1960s, best, known, their, 1964, farmer, john, contents, career, discography, faro, singles, other, labels, singles, extended, play, albums, references, external, linkscareer, editthe, band, formed, 1962, gabriel, califo. The Premiers were an American garage band in the 1960s best known for their 1964 hit Farmer John Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Faro singles 2 2 Other labels singles 2 3 Extended play 2 4 Albums 3 References 4 External linksCareer editThe band was formed in 1962 in San Gabriel California by Mexican American brothers Lawrence Perez guitar and John Perez drums and neighbors George Delgado guitar and Frank Zuniga bass 1 They practiced in the Perez brothers backyard encouraged by their mother and soon started drawing crowds to their rehearsals They were discovered by Billy Cardenas who managed and produced other Chicano bands in the East Los Angeles area and won the group slots supporting artists such as Johnny Guitar Watson and Chris Montez Following The Kingsmen s success with Louie Louie Cardenas suggested that the Premiers record a similar song Farmer John which had been written and recorded by Don and Dewey 1 Although claimed to have been recorded live at the Rhythm Room in Fullerton California it was actually recorded in a small studio in Hollywood with overdubbed party noises provided by girls of the Chevelles car club who had been invited to the studio 1 The vocals were performed by John Perez and George Delgado singing in unison Released on co producer Eddie Davis Faro record label and later licensed by Warner Bros Records the single rose to No 19 on the U S Billboard Hot 100 chart in the summer of 1964 2 The group was then rushed into recording an album Farmer John Live which consisted mainly of R amp B standards again with overdubbed party noises 1 They also toured nationally with artists such as The Crystals and Gene Pitney and opened for such groups as The Rolling Stones The Kinks and The Dave Clark Five The group recorded several more singles up to 1967 some co produced by Larry Tamblyn of The Standells but none were commercially successful 1 First Zuniga and then Lawrence Perez were drafted and the band split up by the end of the decade The Premiers Farmer John was featured on the compilation album Nuggets Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era 1965 1968 issued in 1972 according to the album s original liner notes it was the only song from 1964 to be included on the album In 2001 The Premiers reformed with the Perez brothers and George Delgado from the original line up to play occasional concerts and record Bassist Frank Zuniga died December 22 2010 from complications of COPD surrounded by his three children grandchildren and his wife of over forty years who died a few years later Drummer John Perez died in September 2022 3 4 Discography editFaro singles edit Farmer John Duffy s Blues Faro 615 1964 Get Your Baby Little Ways Faro 621 1966 Get on This Plane Come On And Dream Faro 624 1966 Ring Around My Rosie Part 1 Ring Around My Rosie Part 2 Faro 627 1967 Other labels singles edit Lil Ray amp The Premiers Shake Shout amp Soul Soul amp Stomp Impact 26 IMX 1963 Patrolman Vic Virzera with The Premiers He s on Your Side Two Hearts Kef Records 4448 1971 The Premiers Farmer John Duffy s Blues Warner Bros 5443 1964 Blues for Arlene Annie Oakley Warner Bros 5464 1964 The Premiers Farmer John The Blendells La La La La La La Era Records 24 1969 Take My Hand Just a Penalty Avco AV 4588 1972 Re releases Farmer John Duffy s Blues Good Old Gold 085 Farmer John Duffy s Blues Hi Oldies 430 The Premiers Farmer John The Blendells La La La La La La Collectables C 3117 Extended play edit Farmer John Warner Bros Records EP 73 1965 Albums edit Farmer John Live Warner Bros Records 1565 1964 5 6 7 References edit a b c d e Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1988 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Whitburn Joel 2004 The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits Eighth Edition Record Research p 499 We are saddened to announce that John Perez drummer and founding member for The Premiers has passed away and therefore we are rescheduling today s event for Sat Nov 5 at 5pm to give the family time to grieve MediaArtsSA on Twitter 10 September 2022 Retrieved 11 September 2022 POSTPONED Celebrate Chicano Rock Music at TVGB Sparkoc Retrieved 12 September 2022 45Cat The Premiers San Gabriel California Discography Discogs The Premiers Joynson Vernon 2007 Fuzz Acid and Flowers Revisited Glasgow United Kingdom Borderline Productions p 751 ISBN 1 899855 14 9 External links editArticle by Mark Guerrero based on interviews with band members Richie Unterberger The Premiers article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Premiers amp oldid 1191375443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
