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The Chicano group Cannibal and the Headhunters, famous for their hit song "Land of a Thousand Dances," went on tour with the Beatles in the mid-1960s. Photo/David Reyes.
The Premiers' hit "Farmer John" climbed to number 19 on the Billboard charts in the mid-1960s. Photo/Ruben Molina