In 1965, at 25 years-old, Jo Raquel Tejada Welch made an inauspicious debut in a leading role, in a major movie: A Swingin' Summer. No Frankie or Annette at the beach for this outing, but that didn't keep a roster of B list acts (including Raqy) from contributing to the surfer music soundtrack.
In the flick (which I'm sure played at every drive-in cinema across the nation, familiarizing audiences with Raquel for her advent on humanity via Hollywood Sex Goddess stardom), Ms. Welch plays a bookworm (glasses) turned fun-luvin' gal (no glasses) in the ditty "I'm Ready to Groove."
