Pat Vegas

Patrick Vasquez-Vegas (born March 17, 1941) is an American musician who is a vocalist, writer, and producer of Redbone, known for their hit singles "Come and Get Your Love", "The Witch Queen of New Orleans", "Maggie", and "We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee". He has played in numerous ensembles which include Pat and Lolly Vegas, The Avantis, and Redbone. Vegas, along with his Redbone bandmates, was featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian for being the first rock/Cajun group of Native American ancestry to have a No. 1 single.

Background Pat Vegas was born in Coalinga, California.The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet – Page 157 Redbone He was originally known as Patrick Vasquez-Vegas. Both Pat and his brother Candido "Lolly" Vasquez-Vegas played in local bands. They changed their name to Vegas when they came to Los Angeles in 1960 to work as musicians.Indigenous Pop: Native American Music from Jazz to Hip Hop, edited by Jeff Berglund, Jan Johnson, Kimberli Lee – Page 99 REDBONE Vegas started out as a member of the Shindig house band. Later he performed with his brother Lolly as The Vegas Brothers. After that they formed the group RedboneBobbie Gentry's Ode to Billie Joe, By Tara Murtha – Page 46 which had the 1974 hit, "Come and Get Your Love".Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era, By Bruce Pollock – Page 60 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE

Career In 1961, Vegas released a single, "I Wanna Be A Movie Star". The following year, "That Smile" b/w "The Best Girl in the World" was released on the Unity label.45Cat – Pat Vegas – Discography

Pat and Lolly led a band called The Avantis. The line-up included drummer Mike Kowalski and guitarist Danny Hamilton. They became a support act for the Beach Boys.45Cat – The Avantis (Los Angeles) – Discography, sleeve back notes for Sundazed / Chancellor S 287Written in Music, February 22, 2017 – Pat ‘Redbone’ Vegas heeft nog steeds een droom – Ans van Heck The Avantis worked closely with Judd Hamilton (Older brother of Dan HamiltonAllMusic – Dan Hamilton, Biography by Bruce Eder) who was the arranger and co-composer on their records.Walk-Don't Run – The Story of the Ventures, By Del Halterman – Page 10245Cat – The Avantis (Los Angeles) – Discography In 1963, they had a minor hit with "Wax 'Em Down".Ask Mr Music – FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2003Walk-Don't Run – The Story of the Ventures, By Del Halterman – Page 102 On October 12, 1963, the record reached 36 in the Canadian charts.Cashbox, October 5, 1963 – Page 13 MR. DEALER-MR. ONE STOP MR RACK JOBBER look what ABC PARAMOUNT just cooked up !Vancouver Top 40 Radio – C-FUNTASTIC FIFTY, WEEK OF OCTOBER 12, 1963

In 1969, along with his brother Lolly, rhythm guitarist Tony Bellamy and drummer Pete DePoe, he formed the band Redbone, which produced the commercially successful singles "Maggie", "The Witch Queen of New Orleans" and "Come And Get Your Love".Redbone's Official Website – Redbone Forever

Later years Vegas was featured in the 2017 film Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World, a documentary that explores the influence that Native Americans had on rock music.Slate, August 18, 2017 – MOVIES, Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World – By Jack Hamilton

In April 2018, CBC Music announced that Vegas as well as Ansley Simpson and Indian City were to perform at the CBC Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg in May.CBC, April 24, 2018 – World-class artists round out performers for 2018 CBC Indigenous Music Awards

Vegas was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in Redbone.ChrisD.ca, May 19, 2018 – Entertainment » Musicians Celebrated at Indigenous Music Awards

Solo discography

Albums Speed of Sound (2013)(as "Ambergris")

Singles

Title Label and cat Year Notes # "I Wanna Be A Movie Star" // "I've Traveled The Whole Wide World" Lute L-6014 1961 "That Smile" // "The Best Girl in the World" Unity CP-2113 1962 "The Giggler" // "Green Tomatoes" (as 'Pat & The Wildcats') Crusader C-100 1964

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