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EXTRA! EXTRA!  
Read the article that appeared in the Cape Cod Times this past August

READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THE GRINGO NEWS!

Also Take a look at the nearly 50 new photos in the Cape Cod page and Holiday Greeting, all sent to us from one of our Cape Cod fans Romani Abraham


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First Photos of The Gringos
 Cripple Creek, Colorado July 1970
L to R
Steve Jones, Ramon Acevedo, Donna Byrd, 
Jimmy MIller, Clyde Score, Alan Harkrader,
 Lynn Tivens & Joe Vaughn

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Cripple Creek, Colorado July 1970
L to R
Jimmy Miller, Clyde Score, Donna Byrd, Lynn Tivens, Alan Harkrader, Steve Jones, Ramon Acevedo, &
Joe Vaughn


Tavern On the Green Photo 1972

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The Gringos 1971

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The Gringos Brockton 1972

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Evansville, Ind. (1973)

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Once upon a time in a galaxy far far away...Jimmy Miller (the lead trumpet player, arranger and all around nice guy), had a vision of bringing forth a musical group with a different kind of presentation and style.  This new musical group was called The Gringos.  Originally stylized after the Tijuana Brass, Jimmy set out to not only improve upon this musical statement, but to create a much more all encompassing musical experience.

The band got its original start in 1963-64 while Jimmy was still in high school.  But with band members not taking Jimmy seriously, the band didn't really solidify until that fateful day in April of 1970 when, Jimmy Miller, along with Donna Byrd (Lead Vocals) invited Steve Jones (bass & vocals), Clyde Score (Drums & vocals) and Lynn Tivens (Trombone & rhythm instruments)  to become members of the band.  Two additional members from that first encounter Ramon Acevedo (Trumpet) and John Tatum (Guitar & Vocals) rounded out the band those early days.

The group headed to Colorado in the summer of 1970 to learn to play and perform together.  During that summer Alan Harkrader (Keyboards, Vocals, Guitar, & horns) was added to the band and Joe Vaughn (Guitar & Vocals) replaced John Tatum.

When Ramon decided to leave the band in December of 1970, that set the stage for Ty Newcomb (Trumpet) to round out the personnel of The Gringos.

The Gringos 1975
(Front row Left to right) Steve Jones, Clyde Score, Ty Newcomb, 
Jimmy Miller
(Back Row left to right) Lynn Tivens, Joe Vaughn, & Alan Harkrader


The Gringo Leer




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The last promo  photos 

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