JUBILEE RECORDS
After they moved East, the band’s name was changed to the Coronados; Ruben changed his name slightly to Reuben Ortiz, and Steven Ortiz masqueraded as a brother-in-law, rather than a brother, by the name of Steven Coronado. Sources vary, with some saying that Anita Ortiz of the Ortiz Trio continued in the Coronados; but at least by 1965, Reuben’s wife Ginger Ortiz was on board. The Coronados recorded a few 45’s and one album, called Hey, Love!; their music was released on Jubilee Records and RCA Victor Records.
(August 2013)
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Jubilee Records clandestinely introduced a label specifically for Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts, appropriately called Gross Records; and they put out a total of nine albums between 1961 and 1969, beginning with Nuts to You (featuring Doug Clark flipping the bird to the audience). I have that album and their second, On Campus that I purchased for under $2 each ages ago. Somebody just didn’t know what they had!
(June 2016)
