1966 HITS ARCHIVE: Flamingo - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (mono 45)
The pop-jazz standard was originally made famous with the 1941 release by Duke Ellington’s Orchestra with a Herb Jeffries vocal (listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu42tbb-ePo )
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 20, Cash Box 24, Billboard 28
45 single issued on A&M 813 - Flamingo (Grouya-Anderson) by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, arranged by Herb Alpert
THE 1966 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1966 (some were recorded in 1965)
