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Chicano rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens, was a Mexican-American singer and songwriter influential in the Chicano rock movement. He recorded numerous hits during his short career, most notably the 1958 hit "La Bamba."
Thee Midniters were an American rock group, among the first Chicano rock bands to have a major hit in the United States.They were one of the best known acts to come out of East Los Angeles in the 1960s, with a cover of "Land of a Thousand Dances" that charted in Canada in 1965, and an instrumental track "Whittier Boulevard" in 1965.
Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), [3] better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months after his breakthrough.
Ersi Arvizu, (born September, 1948) is an American singer and composer who was famous in the 1960s as part of The Sisters, the first girl-group singing and recording Chicano rock music. Until 1970 she was the lead singer of El Chicano. She is notable for her contribution to Chicano music.
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Chicano punk is a branch of Chicano rock. There were many bands that emerged from the California punk scene, including The Zeros , Bags , Los Illegals , The Brat , The Plugz , Manic Hispanic , and the Cruzados ; as well as others from outside of California including Mydolls from Houston, Texas and Los Crudos from Chicago, Illinois.
The Romancers were an American Chicano rock band from the Eastside Los Angeles who were active in the 1960s. The Romancers were the first East L.A. Chicano band to record an album and were the main influence of the mid-sixties East L.A. sound. [1] [2] The band made two albums on Del-Fi Records and a string of singles for Eddie Davis' Linda ...
Gonzalez is a singer/songwriter and percussionist for the Chicano rock band Quetzal. [2] Gonzalez also performs with the band FandangOban. [7] In addition, Gonzalez and her partner Quetzal Flores have played a key role in connecting Chican@/Latin@ communities in the U.S. and Jarocho communities in Veracruz, Mexico.