Los Lobos
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Biography
[Edit]One of the most acclaimed American bands of the 1980s and '90s, Los Lobos were seasoned musical veterans with nearly 15 years of experience under their belts when they scored their first hit in 1987 with a cover of Richie Valens' "La Bamba." Though their time as pop stars was short, the group — who enjoyed calling themselves "just another band from East L.A." — won over critics and a legion of loyal fans with their bracing mixture of rock, blues, Tex-Mex, country, R&B, and Mexican folk sounds, with the band's sound ranging from gentle acoustic ballads to the outer limits of experimental rock. While often cited as one of the great bands of Latino Rock, Los Lobos' eclectic sound in fact defined them as a vital example of America's cultural melting pot.
Los Lobos were formed in 1973 by guitarist/accordionist David Hidalgo and percussionist Louie Perez, two students at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles who discovered they shared eclectic tastes in music. Recruiting two other Garfield students — guitarist Cesar Rosas and bassist Conrad Lozano — they put together a band which they dubbed Los Lobos del Este (de Los Angeles), a take-off on the celebrated Norteño band Los Lobos del Norte. While their interests ranged from hard rock to free jazz, the new group began exploring the Mexican folk music they grew up with, and they soon found themselves regularly playing weddings, parties, and Mexican restaurants in East Los Angeles.
As an acoustic folk group, Los Lobos cut a self-released album in 1978, Del Este de Los Angeles (Just Another Band from East L.A.), but they had greater stylistic ambitions, and were eager to embrace newer sounds and a larger audience, especially as they discovered the energy and stylistic freedom of the L.A. punk scene. Los Lobos struck up a friendship with fellow punk-influenced roots rockers the Blasters, and after opening some shows for them, Los Lobos developed their own following on the Hollywood club scene. They also won new fans through their presence on the soundtrack of the cult comedy Eating Raoul.
In 1983, Slash Records, a powerful L.A. indie label distributed by Warner Bros., signed Los Lobos, and the group cut a seven-song EP, ... And a Time to Dance, that showcased the force and wide-ranging influences of their music. Producer T-Bone Burnett also brought in local sax player Steve Berlin to play on the sessions, and he would soon become a full member of the group. Los Lobos began touring the country in support of the EP, and an even more ambitious full-length album, How Will the Wolf Survive?, followed in 1984. After extensive road work, the band recorded their third album, 1987's By the Light of the Moon, with an eye toward breaking the band out to a larger audience. Sales were not as good as hoped, but Los Lobos did land a major chart hit that year — they recorded a handful of songs for the soundtrack of a film about pioneering Latino rocker Richie Valens, and their version of Valens' biggest hit, "La Bamba," became the movie's title song and a hit single that topped the pop charts.
For the follow-up to La Bamba, Los Lobos returned to their first love, Mexican folk, on the 1988 album La Pistola y el Corazón. The album was a modest success, but their next effort, the fine and stylistically rich 1990 album The Neighborhood, sold poorly, and the band was looking for a new direction when they returned to the studio in 1992. Producer Mitchell Froom encouraged the band to explore unusual sounds and arrangement ideas, and combined with an outstanding set of songs, Kiko was hailed as the band's masterpiece, wowing critics and fans alike.
In 1993, Los Lobos celebrated 20 years together with the retrospective set Just Another Band from East L.A., which included rare tracks and live performances alongside the band's best known numbers. However, while they recorded a children's album with Lalo Guerrero, 1995's Papa's Dream, and scored the Robert Rodriguez film Desperado, a proper follow-up to Kiko didn't arrive until 1996, and Colossal Head didn't click with audiences like Kiko.
For several years, Los Lobos maintained a low profile as Rosas cut a solo album, Soul Disguise, and Hildago worked on side projects with Mike Halby (Houndog) and his Los Lobos bandmate Perez (Latin Playboys). Los Lobos returned in 1999 with This Time, their first release for the Disney-affiliated Hollywood Records label, who also reissued the band's 1978 Del Este de Los Angeles in 2000. (2000 was a good year for Los Lobos archivists; it also saw the release of a four-disc retrospective box set from Rhino Records, El Cancionero: Mas y Mas).They shifted to the Hollywood-owned Mammoth Records imprint for 2002's outstanding Good Morning Aztlan. Always a favorite with fellow musicians, Los Lobos collaborated with a number of their favorite artists on 2004's The Ride, including Mavis Staples, Dave Alvin, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, and Ruben Blades. The Ride spun off an EP of covers, Ride This, and while touring behind the album, Los Lobos cut their first-ever live album, 2005's Live at the Filmore. A second live set devoted to acoustic performances, Acoustic en Vivo, appeared a few months later.
Los Lobos regrouped in 2006 to record The Town and the City, a return to the themes of The Neighborhood, and they cut a second children's album in 2009, Los Lobos Goes Disney, featuring tunes from classic Disney films. (For the album, the group revived their cover of "I Wanna Be Like You" from The Jungle Book, which they first cut for Hal Willner's 1989 Disney tribute Stay Awake). Los Lobos cut ties with Hollywood Records and signed with Shout! Factory, who issued the streetwise Tin Can Trust in 2010, while the group reworked their most celebrated album with the 2012 release Kiko Live. As Los Lobos celebrated their fourth decade together, they looked back at their roots in acoustic music with 2013's Disconnected in New York City, recorded during shows at the Big Apple venue the City Winery; it was also the band's first release for the independent 429 Records label.
Title: Just Another Band From East L. A.: A Collection (Disc 2)
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: Rock, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Papa'S Dream
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: Rock, Latin Folk, World Music, Latin, Country, Pop, Alternative, Kids
Title: Del Este De Los Angeles
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Los Lobos Del Este De Los Angeles (Remastered)
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: Indie Rock, World Music, Latin
Title: Just Another Band From East L. A.: A Collection (Disc 1)
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: Rock, Latin, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: Good Morning Aztlán / Good Morning Aztlan
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative
Title: Disconnected In New York City (Deluxe Edition - New York / 12-23-2012)
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Los Lobos: Live at the Fillmore
Artist: Los Lobos
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Latin, Country, Alternative
Title: Land of Dreams (with Los Lobos & Bebel Gilberto) - Single
Artist: Rosanne Cash, Bebel Gilberto, Los Lobos
Genre: Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: 1980s Throwback (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Absolute 80's! (CD2)
Title: Mastermix DJ Beats Volume 102
Genre: Post Disco, Rave, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Disco, Synth Pop, Alternative, Funk, Indie
Title: Sky Radio Summer 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Summer Hits
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Heavy Metal, Country, Synth Pop, Alternative, Indie, Classical
Title: 225 DJ Loaded - Gradient Component (CD2)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, World Music, Latin, Trap
Title: Seven Wonders - 80's Miracles (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hit Tracks The Ultimate Collection: 80s Party (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 235 DJ Loaded - Sounding Places (CD1)
Genre: Dancehall, Reggaeton, World Music, Latin, Disco, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie
Title: Gypsy - 80's Road Trip
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Christmas Music 100 Hits (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Ultimate Collection 80's Party (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest 80S
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 100 Hits From The Movies (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: All Time Summer Hits (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Totally 80's Summer Hits (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Iconic 80s Party
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 002 - Party
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Top Tracks
Title: NOW That's What I Call A Massive 80s Party (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Hits Cultes / Hits Cultes 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Title: All Out 80's 2022
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Country Fundamental 2022
Genre: Country
Title: Object Of My Desire - 80s Finest 2022 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - The 80's 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: 80s Finest Hits
Title: Forever Young Classic 80's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Summer BBQ Classic Hits 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Major Tom - Major 80's Hits 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Summertime In The World... Ever! (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Latin, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Estate Italiana Vibes 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Now That's What I Call A Sizzling Summer (CD4)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 80s Mixtape The Greatest Hits 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Backyard BBQ Anthems 2023
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Eighties Feel Good 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Songs To Sing In The Car 100 Hits 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s HITS – 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1980s (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative
Title: FM Oldies - 100 Greats (CD2)
Title: Pepepepepepe Capodanno 2023
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Greatest 80s (CD2)
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Artist: The Chieftains
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic
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Artist: The Chieftains
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic
Title: A Love Song For Bobby Long
Artist: Various Artists - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Chris Gaffney Tribute: The Manof Somebody's Dreams
Artist: Dave Alvin
Genre: Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Testify (Original Music from the Television Series)
Artist: The Simpsons
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: My Family (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: My Family
Genre: Latin, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: I'm Not There (Music From The Motion Picture)
Artist: Original Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Mambo Kings Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Mambo Kings Soundtrack
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Los Nuggetz - 60's Punk, Pop and Psychedelic from Latin America
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Genre: Rock
Title: Testify (Original Music From The Television Series
Artist: The Simpsons
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Masked And Anonymous Music From The Motion Picture
Artist: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Genre: Rock
Title: Chris Gaffney Tribute: The Man of Somebody's Dreams
Artist: Dave Alvin
Genre: Rock, World Music, Folk
Title: The Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 5
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Alternative Country, Songwriter/Lyricist, Indie, Folk
Title: True Blood (Music from the HBO Original Series), Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: La Colección De Las Canciones / La Coleccion De Las Canciones
Artist: Antonio Banderas
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Peopletree Sessions
Artist: Milla Jovovich, Peopletree, The
Genre: Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, World Music, Experimental
Title: Rango (Complete Motion Picture Score) (Original Soundtrack) (CD2)
Artist: Hans Zimmer
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Eric Clapton And Guests: Crossroads Revisited
Artist: Eric Clapton
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Music from The American Epic Sessions (Deluxe)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack