| Trío Galleta | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Mar del Plata, Argentina Argentina |
| Genres | soul rock |
| Years active | 1969–1975 |
Trio Galleta was a band of Soul Rock formed in 1969, Mar del Plata, Argentina, consisted of Carlos Iturbide (guitar, vocals), Juan Carlos Saporiti "Juancho" (drums) and Anibal Tell 'Lolo' (Bass).
In 1970, when the trend of singing in English language in Latin America was already with little acceptance, they released their first album made only of covers called "Estoy Herido" through Odeon Records, with the tracklist ranging from "Río Verde" (Green River) by Creedence Clearwater Revival to "Enciende mi Fuego" ("Light My Fire") by The Doors, under the genre that would become known as Soul Rock. Iturbide had a hoarse voice, which was a hallmark of the band.
In 1971 they released an album called "Galleta Soul". Their influences on this album were Otis Redding, James Brown, Ray Charles, Stax, Wilson Pickett, Johnnie Taylor, Motown, Jeff Beck Group, Bill Deal and the Rhondels, Steve Cropper, Creedence, Southern Soul and Small Faces. But now they did not play only covers. Eight of the twelve songs were written by Iturbide and Conte (who were responsible for the lyrics). On the back cover of the album is written that their lyrics range from LSD to racial issues.
As a final attempt, in 1975 Iturbide decided to continue the project and reformulated the band's line-up, now a quartet, to include Eduardo Sanz, as a guitarist, Lito Olmos, on bass, and Maria José, on drums. Now just called "Galleta", the new self-titled album of the band hits the stores in 1975. The "Soul Rock" is still the main genre, but now they started to play hard rock covers of some songs of the British band Ten Years After.[1] As the year was 1975, and those were turbulent times in Latin America, the album was not welcomed. In Brazil, Carlos Iturbide is considered one of the idols of this genre coming from Argentina. One of the band's hits was the song "I Am So Happy." They influenced the Brazilian band "The Fevers."[2]
In the twenty-first century the band's songs continue to be re-recorded[3] and concerts are made in their tribute.[4]