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Every Billboard Hot 100 Single 1970: #181: “Viva Tirado [Part I}- El Chicano. April 11, 1970.
- Single: “Viva Tirado {Part I}- El Chicano
- Record Company- Rapp
- Genre: Rock, Soul, Jazz
- Written by Gerald Wilson
- Time: 4:25
- B-side: Part II
- Album- Viva Tirado
- Grade: B
- Peaked at #28 9 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
A Latin band out of Los Angeles -El Chicano had 3 Hot 100 hits with 2 making the Top 40. “Viva Tirado” is an instrumental a fusion of rock. soul, funk, blues, jazz and salsa. Reminds me of Santana. Their debut album was also their most successful one. This single made the Top 40 – I do not recall ever hearing it until now.
slicethelife 
I loved this song back in the day, and even bought the 45 single. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and it got a lot of airplay on San Francisco radio stations.
I don’t think I had ever heard it before..
You know this reminds me of the theme song of a tv series from that time. Maybe The Odd Couple?