Behind The Scenes
The band was portrayed by Rick Baker, Phil Tippett, Jon Berg, Laine Liska, Doug Bestwick, and Tom St Amand. In 2006, as part of its Commemorative Tin Collection, Hasbro created a set of action figures of the band, which it sold through Wal-Mart. Each figure came with its own instrument.
In 1977, musician Meco released a disco single of the original cantina tune mixed with John Williams' main title theme (along with several R2-D2 sound effects), under the title "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band." The track reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August, and was certified platinum; it even outsold the release of the official Star Wars theme by the London Symphony Orchestra. The single appeared on an EP titled Star Wars and other Galactic Funk, which was also released the same year.
Alternative band Ash released a cover version of the tune as the B-side of its single "Girl From Mars" in 1995.
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