“In 1989, Terry Cummings led the Spurs to the most important turnaround in franchise historical past. However what most San Antonians don’t know is that T. C. wrote one of the best Christmas tune within the historical past of the NBA. Now we’re bringing it again…”
These phrases kick off the 2024 launch “It’s That Christmas Time of Yr,” an homage to the unique tune written by Terry Cummings that featured fellow teammates David Robinson, Sean Elliott, Johnny Moore, and Willie Anderson.
The undertaking was many months within the making as Chuck Herñañdez and John Fernandez of the native band Candy Charbonneau and The Fur Trappers scoured their VHS cassette collections to search out the unique that impressed the reimagining of this vacation tune.
Herñañdez’s analysis introduced him to native music legend Joe Reyes, most notably of Buttercup, who carried out within the authentic 1989 recording.
Cummings observe, which was accomplished at Michael Morales’ Studio M, featured Reyes and Morales within the session.
Herñañdez and Fernandez, with the addition of Joe Reyes, then rewrote the tune and recorded the observe with Reyes mixing and Brant Sankey mastering the ultimate product.
The tune additionally featured Michael Guerra (accordion and bajo sexto), Rene Clever (grito), in addition to legendary voice of the Spurs Jay Howard.
Now a whole band, they’ve branded themselves The Ginobilis.
Final month they filmed the above video.
A couple of days later, I sat down with Chuck Herñañdez, Joe Reyes, John Fernandez, and Spurs legend Terry Cummings to debate Cummings’ inspiration and his ideas on the followers bringing the tune again for the subsequent technology of Spurs followers.
Catch interview highlights in print a future Pounding The Rock publish in addition to in recorded type on KPSARadio.com Particulars to come back!
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