Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
This East L.A. ensemble evolved out of the Gentiles and Benny & The Midniters in 1964 with original members Ray Jimenez aka "Little Ray" (lead vocals), George Dominguez (lead guitar, mandolin), Roy Marquez (rhythm guitar, vocals), Benny Lopez (bass), George Salazar (drums), Ronnie Gigueroa (keyboards), Romeo Prado (trombone) and Larry Rendon (saxophone). They used the word "Thee" and misspelled "midnighters" so as not to be confused with Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, which was one of their favorite bands that they loosely named themselves after. They were heavily influenced by British Invasi…