▁ ▁History ▁Born ▁in ▁Co aling a , ▁California , ▁near ▁F res no , ▁brothers ▁Patrick ▁( b ass ▁and ▁vocals ) ▁and ▁Cand ido ▁" L olly " ▁Vas quez - V eg as ▁( gu itar ▁and ▁vocals ) ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁in ▁clubs ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Pat ▁and ▁L olly ▁Veg as . ▁Pat ▁won ▁C oca - Col a ' s ▁first ▁singing ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁a ▁recording ▁contract , ▁which ▁he ▁put ▁off ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁with ▁L olly . ▁They ▁performed ▁at ▁local ▁clubs ▁on ▁Hollywood ▁and ▁Sun set ▁Bl vd , ▁( such ▁as ▁G azz ari ' s ) ▁while ▁writing ▁and ▁playing ▁on ▁records ▁by ▁T ina ▁Turner , ▁Son ny ▁& ▁Cher , ▁James ▁Brown , ▁Little ▁Richard , ▁El vis , ▁among ▁other ▁legend ary ▁artists . ▁▁ ▁The ▁word ▁" red bone " ▁is ▁a ▁C aj un ▁term ▁for ▁a ▁mixed - race ▁person , ▁which ▁the ▁band ▁adopted ▁to ▁sign ify ▁their ▁mixed ▁ancest ry . ▁The ▁Vas quez - V eg as ▁brothers ▁were ▁of ▁Ya qui , ▁Sh osh one , ▁and ▁Mexican ▁her itage . ▁The ▁band ▁often ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁C aj un ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans ▁culture ▁in ▁their ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁performing ▁style . ▁The ▁brothers ▁began ▁by ▁performing ▁and ▁recording ▁sur