The Night Walkers

The Night Walkers (also billed as "Los Night Walkers", and "The Nightwalkers") were a Puerto Rican garage rock band during the 1960s and 1970s, and were part of the Nueva Ola scene.

The Night Walkers
Also known asLos Night Walkers
OriginMayagüez, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres
Years active1965–1971
LabelsInca, Triunfo, Borinquen
MembersOscar Solo (lead vocals) 1965-1968
Gilberto "Gil" Rivera (guitar, vocals, director)
Fernando Ayala (guitar, vocals, arranger)
Felix Ayala (bass guitar, composer, vocals)
Enrique "Kiko" Rivera (drums, vocals)
Jose "Pepito" Valentin (guitar, vocals)
Jose Raul Feliciano (guitar, vocals)
Milton Segarra (guitar, vocals)

Band formation

Originally from Mayaguez, The Night Walkers were discovered by music impresario, Alfred D. Herger. The group debuted in San Juan on the television program, "Kaleidoscopio", and frequently appeared on shows such as "El Club De Las 5", "Fin De Semana Musical", "El Show De Iris Chacon", and with Chucho Avellanet.[2] Their debut album, Introducing The Night Walkers, was released in 1968 on the Puerto Rican record label, Inca.[3][4] Members of the band included singer Oscar Solo,[5] brothers Felix Ayala on bass guitar and Fernando Ayala on lead guitar, Jose "Pepito" Valentin on guitar and Enrique "Kiko" Rivera on drums. In 1970, they had success with "Tema de la telenovela 'Natacha'", their version of the theme song from the Peruvian telenovela, Natacha, which was sung by Gil Rivera. 'Natacha' was considered one of the first international hit telenovelas (Simplemente María, 1968, being the first), and the song became popular throughout Latin America and among the Puerto Rican / Hispanic communities in the US.

Band dissolution

After years of touring across the U.S., and Latin America, The Night Walkers disbanded in the early 1970s.

Discography
  • 1968 – Introducing The Nightwalkers (Inca 1-1004)
  • 1969 – Night Walkers (Triunfo TS-2)
  • 1970 – Natacha (Borinquen DG-1169)
  • 1971 – El Gordo (Borinquen DG-1200)

References
  1. Folgar, Abel. "Top Twenty Proto-Punk Bands: An Incomplete List". Broward Palm Beach New Times. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "Poldo's Music Trivia Blog: The Night Walkers". 26 November 2010.
  3. Latinpop.fiu.edu
  4. Alextsu.narod.ru
  5. "<Oscar Solo>". www.prpop.org. Archived from the original on 2004-09-04.
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