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El Chicano was an American brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose style incorporated various modern music genres including rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. [1] The group's name came from the word Chicano , a term for United States citizens of typically Mexican descent.
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. Initially known as Todos Estrellas , the band eventually became known as Chévere and appeared at the Playboy Jazz Festival , Disneyland and Fiesta Broadway , among other engagements.
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.
Rudy Salas, who was a member of the Latin R&B band Tierra and soul group El Chicano, died on Tuesday, Tierra announced. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Rudy Salas ...
The band which was previously called Mickey & The Cavaliers, was led by Mike James Aversa aka Mickey. [11] [12] He left the band in the mid-1960s to join the VIPs, a Chicano band. [13] This group which was formed in 1965 by bass player Freddie Sanchez was a night club covers band. Espinosa was the first member brought into the band by Sanchez. [14]
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.
Chicano duo Cheech and Chong released novelty single "Basketball Jones"(1973) and hit "Earache My Eye"(1974). [18] Bands like Tierra, Malo, Sapo, Azteca and El Chicano, created new music that "said something" about Chicano heritage and their struggles for equality and justice. [8]
After they disbanded, Albert continued to write and perform with the band's leader and vocalist, Ruben Guevara. [citation needed] In the following years, Albert was a member and co-leader of original keyboardist Bobby Espinosa's version of the Latin rock band El Chicano. They released several US regional singles in the early 1980s, such as ...