AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Redbone

Artist:Redbone
Song:Come and Get Your Love
Album:The Very Best of Redbone





Come and Get Your Love was a top five hit in 1974. It was the biggest hit for the Native American band Redbone. You probably heard the song in the hit film Guardians of the Galaxy. Redbone was led by brothers Patrick and Candido Vasquez. They called themselves Pat and Lolly Vegas. Pat played bass and Lolly played guitar. Both wrote songs and sang. Originally from the Fresno area, they moved to Los Angeles in 1959 and played in clubs and on recording sessions. They started out as The Avantis opening for The Beach Boys. They released the album Pat and Lolly Vegas at the Haunted House on Mercury in 1965. They were also regulars on Shindig!. Pat Vegas says that Jimi Hendrix, who was part Cherokee, suggested the Vegas brothers form a Native American rock band. Redbone signed with Epic Records and released their debut album Redbone in 1970. Other members were Tony Bellamy on guitar and Peter DePoe on drums. You'll notice in the video that they did Native American dances on stage. They charted with the 1970 single Maggie and the 1971 single The Witch Queen of New Orleans. But they scored their biggest hit when Come and Get Your Love reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. Redbone faded after that and disbanded in 1977. You can get all their hits on this budget comp. Like I said, Come and Get Your Love was used in the film Guardians of the Galaxy which renewed interest in Redbone. Redbone reformed in 1997. Tony Bellamy died in 2009 and Lolly Vegas died in 2010. Pat Vegas still leads Redbone and they tour the oldies circuit. Redbone was inducted into the Native American Music Association Hall of Fame in 2008 and Pat Vegas was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award by the Indigenous Music Awards in 2018. To learn more about Native American rockers, check out the 2017 doc Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. Here's Redbone performing Come and Get Your Love on The Midnight Special 1974.