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El Chicano, originally formed by Freddie Sanchez under the name The VIP's arose during a period of increasing Chicano consciousness in America. Their initial hit, "Viva Tirado", was a jazzy soul rock rendition of Gerald Wilson's original song about a bullfighter. The song did very well on Los Angeles radio and remained #1 for thirteen straight ...
El Chicano invited her to contribute two songs for their second album Revolución. One of them, “Sabor a Mi,” sold a million records, is still known in Latino neighborhoods, and is considered a classic of the Eastside Sound. [6] After leaving El Chicano, Arturo worked with her father as a boxing trainer of boys aged 6 to 13, including Oscar ...
El Chicano also created the theme song for the television series Baretta, which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] After spending 12 years with El Chicano, Regalado formed his own Latin Jazz All-Star Band in 1983, which included a select group of musicians from Los Angeles.
El Chicano released a cover of "Hurt So Bad" on their 1970 debut album Viva Tirado. [4] It was one of 9 songs on the album, including their first hit single "Viva Tirado". Linda Ronstadt version
Rudy Salas (5 January 1949 – 29 December 2020) [1] [2] was a musician who was a member of the group El Chicano. He was also the co-founder of the L.A. Latin R&B band, Tierra. Along with his brother Steve, he was a major part of the Eastside sound from the mid 1960s.
Even though the album is credited with the El Chicano name, it is regarded as a solo album by Espinosa. [19] [20] In later years he guested on some artists recordings including Si Se Puede recorded in 1996 by Tapestree, a group made up of veterans of the L.A. music scene. [21] [22] Also the debut album by Thee Rhythm Kings, Killing Time. [23]
They influenced other Chicano rock bands and Chicano music, because they were among the first Mexican rock musicians to express a kindred spirit with the Chicano movement. On their early recordings, Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio (BMG Ariola 1989) and Circo (BMG Ariola 1991), Maldita's music delved into Chicano culture with songs ...
In 2014, Ligertwood's vocals were featured on tracks by El Chicano. In the same year, he toured in Japan and Europe with Brian Auger and the Oblivion Express. [7] In 2014, Ligertwood was invited by producer Gerry Gallagher to record with Latin rock band El Chicano. His vocals are featured on the songs "Make Love", "The Viper" and "Outbound ...