Larry Ramos (April 19, 1942 – April 30, 2014), the first Asian-American to win a Grammy Award, was of Filipino descent. Born in Hawaii, his first instrument was the ukulele. He won the Grammy playing banjo with the New Christy Minstrels in 1963, but he is most widely remembered for a long singing and guitar-playing …
Here’s a catchy and surprisingly rockin’ version of “Along Comes Mary” performed by the Association at the Monterey Pop Festival. http://youtu.be/7g23arjqsjQ
The Association’s version of this is, of course, the gold standard for the tune, so it’s a little surprising how well DC’s version works. Enjoy. And, according to Wikipedia, here’s David Cassidy’s blue chip backing band for the album from which this single was released: Hal Blaine – Drums Mike Melvoin – Piano, strings & …