Is Pepino Tiki? - Tiki Music

M mrtikibar Member Neskowin, OR Joined: Jul 07, 2002 Posts: 837	M mrtikibar Posted posted on Fri, Jan 11, 2008 9:24 PM I just watched Rock Around the Clock (1956) on TMC. Early in the movie Bill Haley and the Comets are preceded on stage by a Latin band headed by this guy named Tony Martinez playing some lively Cuban style stuff that caught my attention. Later, playing at a prom, Martinez and his band play some slow tempo stuff that was also very nice. Now some of you may be familiar with Tony Martinez but I had to look him up. And he ends up being Pepino, the farm hand from The Real McCoys! So now I'm hooked because I loved that show and Martinez' music (he sings and plays vibes) sounds a bit like Martin Denny. So ... is Pepino Tiki? [ Edited by: mrtikibar 2008-01-11 21:30 ]

I just watched Rock Around the Clock (1956) on TMC. Early in the movie Bill Haley and the Comets are preceded on stage by a Latin band headed by this guy named Tony Martinez playing some lively Cuban style stuff that caught my attention. Later, playing at a prom, Martinez and his band play some slow tempo stuff that was also very nice. Now some of you may be familiar with Tony Martinez but I had to look him up. And he ends up being Pepino, the farm hand from The Real McCoys! So now I'm hooked because I loved that show and Martinez' music (he sings and plays vibes) sounds a bit like Martin Denny. So ... is Pepino Tiki?

[ Edited by: mrtikibar 2008-01-11 21:30 ]

Post #354417 by mrtikibar on Fri, Jan 11, 2008 9:24 PM