Sunny & the Sunglows (formed by songwriters Jimmie Lewing and Sunny Ozuna in Palacios, Texas) was an American musical group started 1959, and later known as Sunny & the Sunliners in 1963 after moving to San Antonio, Texas.
The group's members were all Chicano-born with the exception of Amos Johnson Jr., and their style was a blend of rhythm and blues, tejano, blues, and mariachi. They first recorded in 1962 for their own label, Sunglow. Okeh Records picked up their single "Golly Gee" for national distribution that year, and in 1963, Huey P Meaux, a producer from Louisiana and owner of Tear Drop Records, had them record a remake of Little Willie John's 1958 hit, "Talk to Me, Talk to Me". The single "Talk to Me" (b/w"Every Week, Every Month, Every Year"), released on Tear Drop Records, went to No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, No. 12 on the US Billboard R&B chart, and No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1963.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from Sunny & the Sunglows and their name changed, Sunny & the Sunliners, on his shows in the late 90's and early 00's via various artists compilation albums, according to available tracklistings on this site.
Shows Played[]
- 09 April 1998: Hip Huggin Mini (v/a album - All Night Soul Stomp Dancefloor Boogaloo Romp) STOMP-S-4001
- Sunny & the Sunglows
- 21 May 2002: Talk To Me (v/a album - Birth Of Soul, Vol. 3) Kent Soul
- 30 May 2002 (Radio Eins): Talk To Me (v/a album - Birth Of Soul, Vol. 3) Kent Soul
- 19 June 2003 (Radio Eins): Talk To Me (v/a album - Birth Of Soul, Vol. 3) Kent Soul