Wechter soon composed the popular song "Spanish Flea" for Alpert, who encouraged him to form his own group for A&M Records.
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Initially formed by producer Herb Alpert to cash in on the "south of the border" craze started by his own Tijuana Brass, the Baja Marimba Band outlasted the Tijuana Brass by several years thanks largely in part to TV producer, Chuck Barris, who featured the group's music on his game shows through the mid-1970s.
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