Roy And The Dew Drops :: The One Who’s Hurting Is You

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It’s summer and the monsoon has finally crept in. Time to stash a few cervezas in a cooler and sit by a body of water. This cut from Roy and the Dew Drops might function well as a soundtrack. Put to tape in August ‘67 by Hadley Murrell at Audio Recorders in Phoenix, Arizona, the teenage Dew Drops led by Roy Figueroa offer a take on Tejano soul combo Sunny & the Sunliner’s “The One Who’s Hurting Is You.” The Dew Drop’s version is woozy and heat-dazed, with the sax and trumpet bleeding together under Figueroa’s vocals. The tricky turnaround on the key midway seals the deal. We included this song in our Range & Basin: Sonoran Roots, R&B, And Hard Rock 1966-1978 mixtape, so be sure to get that if you haven’t yet. words / j woodbury

Roy And The Dew Drops :: The One Who’s Hurting Is You