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:(For the British former backing band of Cliff Richard, see Shadows. For the reggae group of the same name, see Shadows(2))
The Carlos Brothers were an American doo-wop singing duo consisting of Jimmy Carlos and Pete Antoniano. They were half-brothers from the same mother but with different fathers. Although the brothers were part Spanish and part Filipino, they consider themselves Chicanos. The brothers grew up in the Latino section of East L.A. and became friends with Ritchie Valens, who brought the brothers to Bob Keene’s attention in 1958. Keene signed them to his Del-Fi Records label, and in November of that year their first Del-Fi single was issued under the name of The Shadows. 
Both Keene and the brothers changed names. Bob became Bob Keane due to some confusion and problems with his twin brother Verrill Keene, and The Shadows became The Carlos Brothers, probably because quite a few bands by the name of The Shadows already existed. For their next single, the duo recorded Tonight and Come On, Let’s Dance. For that session, they were joined by Ritchie Valens playing guitar on both sides. 
The record was released just weeks after Ritchie’s tragic death on February 3, 1959. The Carlos Brothers’ career produced four singles for Del-Fi between 1958 and 1960. A last single followed on the New York based Zen label in 1963 before the brothers vanished without a trace.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played the Carlos Brothers' track, 'Under Stars Of Love' in 1992, under the name of The Shadows, which was available at that time on a various artists compilation album called 'Del-Fi and Donna Story', released on the Ace Records label. There is no evidence of Peel playing any further tracks from the duo on his shows according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Shows Played==
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*17 April 1992: Under Stars Of Love (v/a album – Del-Fi and Donna Story) Ace
*26 April 1992 (BFBS): Under Stars Of Love (v/a album – Del-Fi and Donna Story) Ace
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