Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, United States
An American teenage latin rocker in the late 50s, Chan Romero (died April 2024) found a brief spell of popularity with his best known track "The Hippy Hippy Shake" on the Del-Fi label that was popular particularly in Australia and the UK, where many groups including The Beatles covered it. He was the first Latino to be inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Born Robert Lee Romero in Billings, Montana, on 7 July 1941, he started a band in the late 50s, and, at the urging of a local Montana DJ, went to LA to meet with Del-Fi's Bob Keane. In the wake of fellow Del-… read more
An American teenage latin rocker in the late 50s, Chan Romero (died April 2024) found a brief spell of popularity with his best known track "The Hippy Hippy Shake" on the Del-Fi label that was popular particularly in Australia and the UK, where many groups including The Beatles cov… read more
An American teenage latin rocker in the late 50s, Chan Romero (died April 2024) found a brief spell of popularity with his best known track "The Hippy Hippy Shake" on the Del-Fi label that was popular particularly in Australia and the UK, where many groups including The Beatles covered it. He was the first Latino to be inducted into the Rockabilly Hall… read more