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The Charades Band is a US group from Tulare, CA, founded in 1956, originally known as "The Latin Knights." The members include Johnny T. Johnson, Alex Pilkinton, and Lavern Butler. Since 1983, they have recorded for Impact Records, which was owned by an unspecified entity, and another label, also unnamed, where they had a Top Ten hit in the Mid-West with "Surf 'N Stomp." They were featured in an article in the Tulare Advance-Register on September 2, 1963, at which time they were contracted to an unnamed entity while working with Hilder. The band members then included Ignacio Perez, who played guitar, drums, and bass; Isdero (Easy) Pena on lead guitar; Charles Crumm on drums; and Henry Vasquez on bass. In 1973, Ray Baradat sought out their old producer Tony Hilder to find some original unreleased material by the group. Hilder directed him to the location of the tapes and allowed him to take what he wanted. This is confirmed in the liner notes of the various artists compilation, "Rare L.A. Tracks (West Coast Style Vintage R&B And Doo-Wop, 1956-1964)." The Charades continue to perform in the 2000s.

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