It reached #70 on the Billboard charts before the management of radio stations discovered just what “Acapulco Gold” was. It became a local hit, which in turn led to the UNI label purchasing the national distribution rights. Then, Denver-area producer Frank Slay bought the rights and released it on his Chicory label. The Rainy Daze released it as their first single in 1967 on the tiny IP label. Tim Gilbert, the band’s singer and guitarist, co-wrote “That Acapulco Gold” with his college roommate, John Carter. A massive publicity campaign was in the planning stages when the spectacular failure of his magnum opus, Ike & Tina Turner’s ‘River Deep, Mountain High,’ left Spector’s career in shambles the Rainy Daze were among the collateral damage… ” 5 “…parlaying a string of frat party gigs into a local television appearance that reportedly caught the attention of famed producer Phil Spector, who extended a management contract. Originally, The Rainy Daze mainly played blue-eyed covers of soul tunes like “Baby I Need Your Loving” and “Knock on Wood”… However, Dylan’s song was released in April of 1966, so apparently-if AllMusic is correct-that is not the case.

3 I’d always thought the group’s name was inspired by the Bob Dylan song “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35” 4 (much better known to the general public as “Ev’rybody Must Get Stoned”). So, to commemorate 4/20, the song I chose for this post is “That Acapulco Gold” by The Rainy Daze.Īccording to AllMusic, The Rainy Daze formed in Denver, Colorado in 1965. 1 Sure, why not? April 20 th (4/20) has become a sort of counter-culture holiday, notoriously celebrated at-where else?-my dear old alma mater, UC Santa Cruz. Wikipedia says it was originated in 1971 by a group of students at San Rafael High School in Marin County, California. There are various stories about how 420 came to have this meaning. Yes, folks… DJ MJD is back! Today is April 20 th (4/20), so I have selected a suitable song in honor of this very special date.įor those who may not be familiar with the term, 4/20 (also written 420 or 4:20 and pronounced “four twenty”) is a coded reference to the consumption of cannabis.

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