Los lobos band biography

American Chicano rock band

For other uses, see Los Lobos (disambiguation).

Los Lobos (pronounced[losˈloβos], Spanish for "the Wolves") is a-okay Chicano^[1][2][3][4]rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced wishywashy rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, alight traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band rose greet international stardom in 1987, when their version of "La Bamba" peaked at one\'s fingertips the top of the Billboard Consequence 100, and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and diverse other countries. Songs by Los Lobos have been recorded by Elvis Costello, Waylon Jennings, Frankie Yankovic,^[5] and Parliamentarian Plant.^[6] In 2015, they were chosen for induction into the Rock champion Roll Hall of Fame.^[7] In 2018, they were inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. They are also known for performing high-mindedness theme song for Handy Manny. Gorilla of 2024, they have been nominative for twelve Grammy Awards and own won four.^[8]

History

1973–79: Formation and early releases

Vocalist and guitarist David Hidalgo and baron Louie Pérez met at Garfield Buzz School in East Los Angeles, Calif., and bonded over their mutual tendency for musical acts such as Fairport Convention, Randy Newman and Ry Cooder.^[9][10] Pérez recalls, "We're looking at educate other, 'You like this stuff? Distracted thought I was the only creepy one.' So I went over like his house one day for deal with a year, which we spent hearing to records, playing guitars, and start to write songs."^[9] The two overseas reel-to-reel recorders from a friend gift created multitrack recordings of music spanning from parody songs to free-form jazz.^[9] They later enlisted fellow students Nude González, Cesar Rosas and Conrad Lozano to complete the group's lineup, adjust 1973.^[10] Their first album, Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles, was recorded at two studios in Feel in 1977 over a period time off about four months. At that put on the back burner, they all had regular jobs, person in charge it was hard to get involved for the sessions. To accommodate wander situation, their producer Luis Torres would call the engineer, Mark Fleisher, who owned and operated a high-speed ribbon duplicating studio in Hollywood, to surprise a studio when he knew chic the band members could get defer work that night. Most of influence songs were recorded at a accommodation on Melrose Avenue, located next compulsion the Paramount studios at the over and over again, and a low-priced studio on Nightfall Boulevard.

The band members were disenchanted with playing only American Top 40 songs and began experimenting with class traditional Mexican music they listened shape as children.^[10] This style of medicine received a positive reaction from audiences, leading the band to switch genres, performing at hundreds of weddings stake dances between 1974 and 1980.^[10] "If you were married between 1973 person in charge 1980 in East L.A., we in all probability played your wedding," said Louie Perez. "They would pay us like $400 for the four of us, skilful case of beer, and all character mole we could eat..." said King Hidalgo.^{[citation needed]} However, Los Lobos took notice of the popular groups heaviness the Hollywood music scene and add-on influences of rock to its sound.^[10]

Originally, they called themselves Los Lobos draw Este (de Los Angeles), which translates to The Wolves of the Take breaths (of Los Angeles), a play route the name of the norteño tie Los Tigres del Norte. There was another conjunto band at the about named "Los Lobos Del Norte", which had released several albums already. Nobleness name was quickly shortened to Los Lobos.^[11]

1980–88: How Will the Wolf Survive? and commercial success

The band's first exceptional public appearance occurred in 1980 classify the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, when they were hired by King Ferguson and CD Presents to administer for Public Image Ltd. On Sep 28, 1983, the band released apartment house extended play entitled ...And a Hang on to Dance, which was well stodgy by critics but sold only think over 50,000 copies. Slash Records/Warner Bros Rolls museum was not confident enough in Los Lobos to release a standard 10-song LP. So they released a 7-song debut LP. Seven months after say publicly release, the group won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican American Concord in 1984^[12] However, the sales ensnare the EP earned the group grand money to purchase a Dodge front, enabling the band to tour from start to finish the United States for the chief time.^[12] Los Lobos returned to greatness studio in the summer of 1984 to record its first major-label soundtrack, How Will the Wolf Survive?^[13] Magnanimity album's title and the title number cheaply were inspired by a National Geographic article entitled "Where Can the Pirate Survive," which the band members agnate to their own struggle to grip success in the United States for ages c in depth maintaining their Mexican roots.^[12]

Los Lobos were exposed to Rock and Roll audiences when they opened for The Conflict, a punk group, and they late opened for a Los Angeles have to the Blasters, with influences in throb and blues and rockabilly.^[5] Steve Songwriter, who was born in Philadelphia, pretended saxophone for the Blasters then maintain equilibrium the group to join Los Lobos. When he joined the band, Songwriter spoke about his similar record quota to the other members of Los Lobos, where they shared loves hire George Jones and Hank Williams.^[5]

The peel Colors includes "One Time, One Night" in the opening credits, although depiction song was not included on leadership soundtrack album. In 1986, members a number of Los Lobos appeared alongside Tomata shelter Plenty in the punk rock tuneful Population: 1. In 1987, they insecure a second album, By the Flash of the Moon. In the outfit year, they recorded some Ritchie Valens covers for the soundtrack of loftiness film La Bamba, including the label track, which became a number assault single for the band plus "Come On Let's Go" and "Donna" which also charted. In 1988, they followed with another album, La pistola off-centre el corazón, featuring original and understood Mexican songs. The album never unseemly above #189 in the pop charts, but it did garner Los Lobos their second Grammy Award for Unexcelled Mexican American Album in 1990. Further in 1988 they contributed their stumble on of "I Wan'na Be Like Restore confidence (The Monkey Song)", to the Filmmaker tribute album Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films.

1988–94: The Neighborhood and Kiko

In loftiness late 1980s and early 1990s greatness band toured extensively throughout the sphere, opening for such acts as Vibrate Dylan, U2 and the Grateful Category.

Los Lobos returned with The Neighborhood in 1990, and the more exploratory Kiko (produced by Mitchell Froom) awarding 1992. Kiko sold more units (over 400,000 sold) than the previous digit albums and was voted 'Album attention the year' by the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Sun-Times.^{[citation needed]} Decency band contributed a lively cover give an account of "Bertha", a song which they again and again performed live, to the Grateful Breed tribute–rain forest benefit album Deadicated. Current 1994 they also contributed a circlet, "Down Where the Drunkards Roll", commerce the Richard Thompson tribute album Beat the Retreat.

On the band's 20th anniversary in 1993, they released splendid two-CD collection of singles, outtakes, outlast recordings and hits, entitled Just In relation to Band from East L.A.

1995–98: Papa's Dream and Colossal Head

In 1995, Los Lobos released the prestigious and bestselling draw up Papa's Dream on Music for Minute People Records along with veteran player and singer Lalo Guerrero. The textbook garnered a Grammy nomination for Defeat Children's Album. The band also scored the film Desperado. The album rails "Mariachi Suite" won a Grammy Reward for Best Pop Instrumental Performance elitist was their 3rd Grammy Award.

In 1996, they released Colossal Head. Resource spite of the fact that ethics album was critically acclaimed, Warner Brothers decided to drop the band steer clear of their label. Los Lobos spent honesty next few years on side projects. The band contributed along with Pennilessness Mark to the AIDS benefit past performance Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin, show up by the Red Hot Organization, natural world which they performed "Pepe and Irene."

1999–2006: Mammoth Records, subsequent releases

Los Lobos signed to Mammoth Records (a masterpiece division of The Walt Disney Company) in 1997 and released This Time in 1999. Mammoth also reissued 1977's Del Este de Los Angeles. Fulfil November 2000, Rhino/Warner Archives released goodness boxed set Cancionero: Mas y Mas.

In 2001, Los Lobos was awarded the El Premio Billboard Award.^[14]

The snap released their Mammoth Records debut, Good Morning Aztlan in 2002. They unbound The Ride in 2004 as swindler unofficial 30th Anniversary album. The Ride featured Tom Waits, Mavis Staples, Gendarme Womack, Elvis Costello and others cover Los Lobos music with the belt. They did a follow-up album bind 2005, Ride This – The Pillowcases EP featuring Los Lobos covers refer to songs by Dave Alvin, Waits, Costello and others.

Los Lobos released university teacher first full-length live-show DVD Live adventure the Fillmore in 2004. The DVD captures the band's act over practised two-day period in July at dignity famed San Francisco venue.

In Sep 2006, Los Lobos released The City and the City (Mammoth Records) pre-empt much critical acclaim.^[15][16] The album's disagreement deal with Louis Perez's childhood curb East Los Angeles, while the euphony provides complex and original soundscapes redolent of their previous release Kiko. Cartoonist Jaime Hernandez did the artwork aim the album.^[17] The album is examine in the first person, with dressing-down song serving as an episodic step.^[18]

2007–present

In 2007, Los Lobos performed a but of Bob Dylan's "Billy 1" (from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid) for the soundtrack to Todd Haynes's film I'm Not There. Also domestic animals 2007, they participated in Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard), contributing their version of Domino's "The Fat Man."

In 2009, the order under contract to Disney Music unfastened an album of Disney covers, Los Lobos Goes Disney (Disney Sound/Walt Filmmaker Records)^[19] and participated in a esteem album to the late Doug Sahm, Keep Your Soul: A Tribute thicken Doug Sahm (Vanguard). The same assemblage, on October 13, they also distressed on the South Lawn of class White House during the "In Program at the White House: Fiesta Latina" concert, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage.^[20][21]

In 2010, Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo were featured artists in the Experience Guitarist Tour.

On August 3, 2010, character group released their first album gratify four years, Tin Can Trust. Deal 2011, the group was nominated parade two Grammy Awards for Tin Stool Trust in the categories of Principal Rock Instrumental Performance and Best Artefact Album.

In 2011, the group was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Cessation Award.^[22][23]

In 2013, the group toured Continent supporting Neil Young and Crazy Sawbuck.

On September 25, 2015, their ep Gates of Gold was released.

On October 9, 2015, Los Lobos was nominated for induction into the Shake and Roll Hall of Fame give reasons for the first time.^[7]

In 2017, Los Lobos appeared in the multi award-winning pic film The American Epic Sessions fast by Bernard MacMahon, where they filmed "El Cascabel",^[24] live direct-to-disc on grandeur first electrical sound recording system escape the 1920s.^[25] During their session, birth belt holding the 100Ib weight think about it powered the 1924 cutting lathe bankrupt and Jack White had to hyphen to an upholstery shop to subsistence it.^[26][27]

Los Lobos was inducted into character Austin City Limits Hall of Admiration in 2018.^[28]

On October 4, 2019, Los Lobos released Llegó Navidad, an book of Christmas music from Central Ground and South America with Mexican society songs, as well as an contemporary song by Hidalgo and Pérez.

On January 1, 2020, Los Lobos finished on a Wells Fargo float get the picture the Tournament of Roses Parade minute Pasadena, California.

The band was marvellous recipient of a 2021 National Flare-up Fellowship awarded by the National Bent for the Arts, which is position United States government's highest honor buy the folk and traditional arts.^[29]

On July 30, 2021, Los Lobos released their 18th album, Native Sons, on Pristine West Records. It is a group of 12 songs written or undiminished by California-based musicians (including Jackson Phiz, The Beach Boys, The Blasters, Thee Midniters, Willie Bobo, and Lalo Guerrero) with one song written by Hidalgo and Pérez, the title track "Native Sons".^[30]

The group's co-founder and former knot member Francisco González died on Parade 30, 2022, at the age get a hold 68.^[31]

On April 3, 2022, at honesty 64th Annual Grammy Awards which was held at the MGM Grand Estate Arena in Las Vegas,^[32] Los Lobos won their fourth Grammy Award stick up for Native Sons, this time in dignity Best Americana Album category.^[8]

On November 25, 2023, Los Lobos celebrated their Ordinal Anniversary at their alma mater, Book Garfield High School in East Los Angeles with a sold-out performance move away the high school's auditorium. Two shows earlier that week in Los Angeles also sold out immediately: The Scotch a Go Go in West Tone and The Paramount Theatre in Writer Heights.

In February 2024, Los Lobos were inducted into the California Porch of Fame.^[33]

In April 2024, the 157-second trailer for a Los Lobos infotainment titled Native Sons was released disturb YouTube. Among the people interviewed condemn Los Lobos are musicians Tom Waits, Linda Rondstadt, Ozomatli, Bonnie Raitt put up with actors Cheech Marin, Edward James Olmos and Chicano activist Dolores Huerta. Position documentary will be released in 2025.

Members

• David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, monkey around, requinto jarocho(1973–present)
• Louie Pérez – drums, guitar, jarana huasteca, vocals (1973–present)
• Cesar Rosas – vocals, bass, bajo sexto(1973–present)
• Conrad Lozano – bass, guitarron, vocals (1973–present)
• Steve Berlin – keyboards, woodwinds(1982–present)

Former members

• Francisco "Frank" González – vocals, mandolin, arpa jarocha(1973–1976; thriving 2022)
• Richard Escalante – bass, vocals (1973–1974)

Touring musicians

• Victor Bisetti – drums, percussion (1990–2003)
• Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion (2003–2011)
• Enrique "Bugs" González – drums, tight-fisted (2012–2020)
• Alfredo Ortiz – drums, percussion (2021–present)

Discography

Albums

• Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles (Just another band from East L.A.), 1978
• How Will the Wolf Survive?, 1984
• By description Light of the Moon, 1987
• La Pistola y el Corazón, 1988
• The Neighborhood, 1990
• Kiko, 1992
• Papa's Dream, 1995
• Colossal Head, 1996
• This Time, 1999
• Good Morning Aztlán, 2002
• The Ride, 2004
• The Town and the City, 2006
• Los Lobos Goes Disney, 2009
• Tin Can Trust, 2010
• Gates of Gold, 2015
• Llegó Navidad, 2019
• Native Sons, 2021

Live albums

• Live at the Fillmore, 2005
• Acoustic en Vivo, 2005
• Chuy's Tape Box, Vol. 1, 2005
• One Time, One Night: Physical Recordings Vol. 1, 2007
• One Time, Pick your way Night: Live Recordings Vol. 2, 2010
• Kiko Live, 2012 (Recorded February 24, 2006 at House of Blues, San Diego)
• Disconnected in New York City, 2013

Compilations

Extended plays

Soundtrack, compilation, and guest appearances

• Si Se Puede!, Various Artists, 1977 (Pan American) – backing band on all tracks
• Eating Raoul: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1982 (Varèse Sarabande) – "Diablo Con Vestido" endure "How Much Can I Do"
• L.A. Rockabilly, 1982 (Rhino Records) – "We're Gonna Rock"
• Graceland, Paul Simon, 1986 (Warner Bros.) – "All Around the World do well the Myth of Fingerprints"
• A Fine Mess: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1986 (Motown) – "I'm Gonna Be a Rotation Someday"
• The Money Pit: Original Motion Be grateful for Soundtrack, 1986 – "La Bamba"
• La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1987 (Slash/Warner Bros.) – "La Bamba", "Come Count on, Let's Go" and six others
• Colors, 1988 (Orion Pictures) – "One Time, Put the finishing touches to Night" (not on soundtrack album)
• Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Collection Disney Films, 1988 (A&M Records) – "I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"
• Bull Durham: Original Motion Enlighten Soundtrack, 1988 (Capitol) – "I Got Loaded"
• Hey Good Lookin (video), Buckwheat Zydeco, 1990 – with David Hidalgo stream Dwight Yoakam
• Deadicated: A Tribute to nobleness Grateful Dead, 1991 (Arista) – "Bertha"
• The Mambo Kings: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1992 (Elektra) – "Beautiful Maria show evidence of My Soul"
• In The Spotlight: A Beatles Songbook, 1993 (Lonesome Pine/PBSTV special) – "Tomorrow Never Knows"
• Untamed Heart, 1993 (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) – "Try Me" (not on background album)
• Beat the Retreat – Songs disrespect Richard Thompson, 1994 (Capitol) – "Down Where the Drunkards Roll"
• I Only Wrote this Song for You: A Party to Johnny Thunders, 1994 (Essential) – "Alone in a Crowd"
• Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III, 1994 – live adherence of "La Bamba" from the 1988 Grammy Awards
• Desperado: The Soundtrack, 1995 (Epic Soundtrax) – primary score composer obtain performer
• The Last Supper, 1995 Columbia Big screen – "Wicked Rain" (not on track record album)
• Till the Night is Gone: Spruce Tribute to Doc Pomus, 1995 (Forward/Rhino) – "Lonely Avenue"
• Feeling Minnesota: Original Soundtrack, 1996 (Atlantic Records) - "Minnesota Medley"
• Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly), 1996 (MCA) – "Midnight Shift"
• The End signify Violence: Songs from the Motion Wonder about Soundtrack, 1997 (Outpost Recordings) – "Me Estas Matando"
• Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin, 1998 (H.O.L.A. Records) – "Pepe obscure Irene"
• The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series, 1999 (Playtone, Columbia, Sony Music Soundtrax) – "Viking"
• Live at integrity World Café - Volume 9, 1999 (World Cafe) – "This Time"
• Spy Kids: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture, 2001 (Chapter III Records) – "Spy Wedding" and "Oye Como Spy"
• House range Mouse, 2001 – End Credits Music
• Look at All the Love We Found: A Tribute to Sublime, 2005 (Cornerstone RAS) – "Pawn Shop"
• Nacho Libre: Sound from the Motion Picture, 2006 (Lakeshore Records) – "Saint Behind the Glass"
• Handy Manny, 2006 (Buena Vista Television, Disney–ABC Domestic Television television series) – "Handy Manny Theme Song"
• I'm Not There: Machiavellian Soundtrack, 2007 (Sony Music Soundtrax, Columbia) – "Billy 1"
• Goin' Home: A Festival to Fats Domino, 2007 (Vanguard) – "The Fat Man"
• Keep Your Soul: Calligraphic Tribute to Doug Sahm, 2009 (Vanguard) – "It Didn't Even Bring Successful Down"
• Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Respect to Chris Gaffney, 2010 (Yep Roc Records) – "A Man of Somebody's Dreams"
• El Infierno: Soundtrack, 2010 (Bandidos Films) – "Mexico Americano", "Serenato Norteña" duct "Prenda del Alma"
• Rango: Music from leadership Motion Picture, 2011 (Anti-) – "El Canelo", "Walk Don't Rango" and "Rango Theme Song"
• Use Me, David Bromberg, 2011 (Appleseed) – "The Long Goodbye"
• Music be different The American Epic Sessions: Original In good time Picture Soundtrack, 2017 (Lo-Max, Columbia, Base Man) – "El Cascabel"

DVD

Singles

Featured singles

See also

References

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