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| grammy award winners | |
Los Lobos ("The Wolves") is an American Rock Band , heavily influenced by Rock And Roll , Tex-Mex , Country Music , Folk , R&B , Blues , and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as Bolero s and Norteño s. HISTORY Lobos released an independent LP in the late 1970s, and an EP in 1983. Their first major- Label , critically acclaimed release was 1984 's T-Bone Burnett -produced ''How Will the Wolf Survive?'' They released a follow up album entitled ''By the Light of the Moon'' in 1987. In the same year they recorded some Ritchie Valens covers for the soundtrack to the film '' La Bamba '', including the Title Track which became a number one single for the band. In 1988 they followed with another album, '' La Pistola Y El Corazón '' featuring original and traditional Mexican songs. Seen as akin to commercial suicide, the album sold poorly. In the late 1980s and early 1990s the band toured extensively throughout the world, opening for such acts as Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead . Los Lobos returned with ''The Neighborhood'' in 1990 , and the creative and wildly experimental '' Kiko '' (produced by Mitchell Froom ) in 1992 . In 1991, the band contributed a lively cover of ''Bertha'', a song which they often performed live, to the Grateful Dead tribute/rain forest benefit album '' Deadicated .'' In 1994 they also contributed a track, ''Down Where the Drunkards Roll'', to the Richard Thompson tribute album ''Beat the Retreat''. On the band's twenty-year anniversary they released a two-CD collection of singles, out-takes, live recordings and hits entitled ''Just Another Band from East L.A.'' In 1995 , Los Lobos released the children's record ''Papa's Dream'' on Music For Little People Records . The band also scored the film '' Desperado '' and contributed tracks to several other soundtracks and tribute albums. In 1996 they released ''Colossal Head''. In spite of the fact that the album was critically acclaimed, Warner Brothers decided to drop the band from their roster. Los Lobos spent the next few years on side projects. Los Lobos signed to Hollywood Records in 1999 , and released ''This Time''. Hollywood also reissued 1977 's ''Del Este de Los Angeles''. In 2000 , Rhino / Warner Archives released the ''Cancionero: Mas y Mas'' boxed set. On the night of October 23 1999 , while the band was on tour, Sandra Rosas , wife of Cesar Rosas, was kidnapped from her house. She was found dead on November 22 2000 . Her half-brother Gabriel Gomez was convicted of her kidnapping and murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In 2002 , the band released their Mammoth Records debut, ''Good Morning Aztlan''; they released '' The Ride '' in 2004 . Los Lobos released its first full-length live-show DVD '' Live At¨the Fillmore '' in 2004. The DVD captures the band's act over a two-day period in July at the famed San Francisco venue. In September of 2006, Los Lobos released ''The Town and the City'' to much critical acclaim. The album's lyrics deal with Louis Perez's childhood in East Los Angeles while the music portrays complex and original soundscapes reminiscent of their previous release ''Kiko''. Jaime Hernandez did the artwork for the album.Gale, Dan (2005). Los Lobos LP/DVD Discography . Retrieved February 24, 2006. MEMBERS DISCOGRAPHY
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SINGLES "La Bamba" went to #1 on the Hot 100 singles chart in 1987. It is one of only a few non-English songs to top the charts in the US. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |
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