Fabulous Rhythms of Modesto Country ” Baxter said in a

” Baxter said in a 1995 interview with Peter Huestis

Clark’s booming baritone tells tales of bar fights

When Hüsker Dü lit out for the west coast a few days after Xmas 1982

best expressed by tear-in-the-beer country music hopefuls

They sing because it’s all they can do

Fabulous Rhythms of Modesto Country ” Baxter said in aA disciple of mambo innovator Perez Prado, the Cuban born Modesto Duran was a pivotal figure in Latin dance musics transitionary mid century period. His gentle slaps can be heard across dozens of 1950s mega sellers, from Esquivel to Belafonte, Eartha Kitt to Lena Horne. On his 1960 solo debut, Duran gathers a whos who of conga men, including Mongo Santamara, Willie Bobo, and Juan Cheda, delivering a cinematic and percussive melange of afro cuban, cha