"the 1987 film ""La Bamba"" and reached No. 1 in the U.S. and UK singles charts in the same year. The Los Lobos version remained No. 1 for three weeks in the summer of 1987. The music video for Los Lobos' version, directed by Sherman Halsey, won the 1988 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film. ""La Bamba"" is a classic example of the ""son jarocho"" musical style, which originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz and combines Spanish, indigenous, and African musical elements. The song is typically played on one or two ""arpas jarochas"" (harps) along"
"La Bamba (film) La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical film written and directed by Luis Valdez that follows the life and career of Chicano rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, and Joe Pantoliano. The film depicts the impact Valens' career had on the lives of his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig and the rest of his family. In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being ""culturally,"
"Phillips playing the role of real life Chicano, to which Luis Valdez responded: ""Why not? The Filipinos are the Hispanics of Asia, what’s the problem?"" La Bamba (film) La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical film written and directed by Luis Valdez that follows the life and career of Chicano rock 'n' roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, and Joe Pantoliano. The film depicts the impact Valens' career had on the lives of his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig and the rest of"
"the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). The musicians on that session were Buddy Clark: string bass, Ernie Freeman: piano, Carol Kaye: acoustic rhythm guitar, Rene Hall: Danelectro guitar (six-string baritone guitar), Earl Palmer: drums and claves, Ritchie Valens: vocals, lead guitar. The song features a simple verse-chorus form. Valens, who was proud of his Mexican heritage, was hesitant at first to merge ""La Bamba"" with rock and roll but then agreed. The song ranked No. 98 in VH1's ""100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll"" in 1999, and No. 59 in VH1's ""100 Greatest Dance Songs"" in"
"in 1956 by Juanita Linda and her backing group Los Mont-Real. The same year, Harry Belafonte reportedly recorded the song, but a version by Belafonte was not commercially released until a live recording made at Carnegie Hall in 1960. The traditional song inspired Ritchie Valens' rock and roll version ""La Bamba"" in 1958. Valens' ""La Bamba"" infused the traditional tune with a rock drive, in part provided by session musicians Earl Palmer and Carol Kaye, making the song popular with a much wider record audience and earning it (and Valens) a place in rock history (he was inducted posthumously into"
"Me La – Baila Me"". Bamboléo ""Bamboléo"" is a 1987 Spanish language song by Gitano-French band Gipsy Kings, from their eponymous album. The song was written by band members Tonino Baliardo, Chico Bouchikhi (J. Bouchikhi) and Nicolas Reyes. It was arranged by Dominique Perrier. ""Bamboleo"" without an accent means ""I swing"" or ""I sway"" in Spanish. The now iconic song has been a worldwide hit for the Gipsy Kings and has since been covered by many artists, both in Spanish and in other languages. The word ""bamboleo"" means ""swaying"" in Spanish. The song's refrain says: """"bamboleo, bambolea, porque mi vida"
"Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for ""the Wolves"") is an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California, United States. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band gained international stardom in 1987, when their cover version of Ritchie Valens' ""La Bamba"" topped the charts in the U.S., the UK and several other countries. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Vocalist and guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louie Pérez met at"
"The Sir Douglas Quintet, Thee Midniters, Los Lobos, Malo, War, Tierra, and El Chicano all have made music that is heavily based on 1950s R&B, even when general trends moved away from the original sound of rock as time went by. 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."" Valens died at age 17 in a plane crash with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper on February 3, 1959. The tragedy was"
"the label, and Mustang Records closed down in 1967. Del-Fi was briefly revived in 1987 for 7"" and 12"" releases of ""La Bamba '87"" featuring new remixes of the Richie Valens classic, capitalizing on the success of the film, ""La Bamba."" Keane again resurrected the Del-Fi label in 1995 and reissued many original recordings on CD (some under the Donna label), and signed some new acts to the label as well. In September of 2003, Bob Keane sold the Del-Fi and its subsidiaries to the Warner Music Group. Today, it is now running under Rhino Entertainment and reissues some of"
"Pallot, Pearl Jam, Phantom Planet, Bonnie Pink, Daniel Powter, Bonnie Raitt, Ron Sexsmith, The Del Fuegos, Richard Thompson, and Suzanne Vega. Froom and Blake joined with David Hidalgo and Louie Perez of Los Lobos to form the experimental roots collaboration Latin Playboys. Froom has produced over 60 albums and has composed and produced music for numerous films. He has been nominated for several Grammys including for Record of the Year for ""La Bamba"" by Los Lobos (1988) and Producer of the Year in 1993 for both ""Kiko"" by Los Lobos and ""99.9F°"" by Suzanne Vega. He was also nominated for"
"Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was a Mexican American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted eight months, as it abruptly ended when he died in a plane crash. During this time, he had several hits, most notably ""La Bamba"", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. Valens transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat, and it became a hit in 1958, making Valens a pioneer of the"
"The original singers were Tony Calla and Issac Delgado, from Ritmo Oriental and Pachito Alonso, respectively. Delgado left NG to form his own band in about 1991. Piloto joined him about a year later as drummer, composer and musical director. El Tosco replaced Issac with another great singer, Antonio Mena . . .—Moore (2010: v. 5: 14) What came to be known as the ""timba explosion"" started not with NG La Banda, but with the debut album of La Charanga Habanera, ""Me Sube La Fiebre"", in 1992. This album included all the elements of what is now known as timba,"
"and university spaces. He graduated from Santa Cruz in 1986 and subsequently worked in theater with ""El Teatro De La Esperanza"" in San Francisco, California, and El Teatro Campesino with Luis Valdez (producer of La Bamba). One of his most important experiences during this period was to perform in a bilingual theater for immigrant children, which resulted in his concert and album ""Para Los Chiquitos"". In 1987 Guillermo returned to Honduras. Guillermo first received widespread recognition with his acoustic guitar and two Garifuna drummers. He created La Ceiba COLECTIVARTES, an artist movement with other group of artists, and invited other"
"100Ib weight that powered the 1924 cutting lathe broke and Jack White had to rush to an upholstery shop to repair it. Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for ""the Wolves"") is an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California, United States. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band gained international stardom in 1987, when their cover version of Ritchie Valens' ""La Bamba"" topped the charts in the U.S., the UK and several other countries. In 2015, they were"
"19, 2017. La Modelo (Ozuna song) ""La Modelo"" () is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna and American rapper Cardi B. It was released by VP Records on December 22, 2017. The track was written by Ozuna, Cardi B, José Aponte, Vincente Saavedra and its producers Yampi, Hi Flow, Gaby Music and Chris Jeday. It is the first single from Ozuna's second album ""Aura"", released in August 2018. Ozuna told ""Billboard"" in an interview: The song comprises a dancehall-infused beat with a ""reggaetón soul."" Ozuna described the song as ""Jamaican dancehall, brought to the club."" Cardi B performs in"
"Perez at vocals. Past band members included Raul Ornelas on drums and vocals. Oscar Martinez played the trumpet. The band's first recording, “La Lumbre” (penned by Oscar Martinez) and “Llorando Por Ti” (written by Juan Perez) did well on radio, with increased bookings. Then in 1960 the band reached another plateau with the success of new recordings, “Makes No Difference” and “La Bamba.” The band's popularity was aided by Oscar Martinez's daily radio show on KCCT radio in Corpus Christi. In 1965, Oscar wrote his big hit, “El Tejano Enamorado.” Isidro Lopez recorded the tune first, with accordion instrumentation. Then"
"many musicians of Mexican heritage. He influenced the likes of Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, and Carlos Santana, as he had become nationally successful at a time when very few Latinos were in American rock and pop music. He is considered the first Latino to successfully cross over into mainstream rock. ""La Bamba"" proved to be his most influential recording, not only by becoming a pop chart hit sung entirely in Spanish, but also because of its successful blending of traditional Latin American music with rock. Valens was the first to capitalize on this formula, which was later adopted by"
"certification in Venezuela. La Scala produced ""The Witch"", Ambar's second album in 1980; the same year he also produced ""Que Nota"" for the singer Stella. In 1983, an album written and produced by La Scala, and performed by Arturo Vázquez was released. The theme song for the 1985 soap opera ""Cristal"", ""Mi Vida Eres Tú"", was written and performed by La Scala. ""Cristal"" and the song became very successful in Latin America and Spain. The song was included in La Scala's album ""Volvamos a Vivir"", which peaked at number two in the ""Billboard"" Latin Pop Albums chart in United States."
"La Modelo (Ozuna song) ""La Modelo"" () is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna and American rapper Cardi B. It was released by VP Records on December 22, 2017. The track was written by Ozuna, Cardi B, José Aponte, Vincente Saavedra and its producers Yampi, Hi Flow, Gaby Music and Chris Jeday. It is the first single from Ozuna's second album ""Aura"", released in August 2018. Ozuna told ""Billboard"" in an interview: The song comprises a dancehall-infused beat with a ""reggaetón soul."" Ozuna described the song as ""Jamaican dancehall, brought to the club."" Cardi B performs in Spanish and"
"about Valens, ""La Bamba"" in which the song was sung by Los Lobos. The Belmonts released a remake on the Laurie label, Laurie 3080, in 1961, after they had split with Dion. It was not a hit, but was later reissued on a collector's label because of its musical value. In 1961, Jimmy Mullins, known as Jimmy Velvit, recorded it in the Dallas, Texas area. It was issued in January, 1962 on M-G-M's Cub Records label (K9105). It attracted a lot of attention and air-play and became the #1 song on the Dallas radio station, KLIF, for a period of"
"live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, soloing on ""Big Sur Echo."" After moving to Los Angeles in 1968, Neumann worked the Bob Crosby Band, Les Brown & The Band of Renown, Benny Carter, Ray Anthony, Tex Beneke, the Bill Elliot Swing Orchestra, and singer Anita O'Day. In 1975, he formed Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band. The Rather Large Band released ""Introducing Roger Neumann's Rather Large Band"" (1983) and ""Instant Heat"" (1994). Neumann has played baritone saxophone and contributed arrangements to the Phil Norman Tentet. He appeared in the movie ""La Bamba"" starring Lou Diamond Phillips as '1950s rock star Ritchie"
"The band had almost no personnel changes outside of the replacement of singer Leo Vera by Michel Maza and the addition of Danny Lozada as a third lead singer. This incarnation of La Charanga produced four historically important timba records. By 1997, La Charanga was banned by the state for its “vulgar” lyrics and risqué stage show. At the Festival de la Juventud y los Estudiantes in July of 1997, Charanga Habanera performed its R-rated nightclub act on live national television, resulting in a six-month government-imposed suspension. During this time, Dany Lozada and Juan Carlos González departed to form the"
"their identification with Mexican history and the transformation of Mexican culture. For example, when Ritchie Valens travels across the border to Tijuana and first hears ""La Bamba,"" he becomes inspired by the Mexican folk song and adapts it into a rock n roll version upon his return to California. ""La Bamba"" appealed to Chicano activist audiences, as it was one of the first commercially successful films to feature a Chicano activist as the main protagonist. Prior to ""La Bamba"", audiences had mostly experienced stereotypical representations of male, Mexican gangsters. The film also experienced complaints about the Filipino actor Lou Diamond"
"The Best of Ritchie Valens The Best of Ritchie Valens is a greatest hits package by Ritchie Valens. In 1981, Rhino Records began issuing a number of compilations from Bob Keane's Del-Fi Records catalog. This compilation was a follow-up to the first release ""History of Ritchie Valens"", a deluxe box set of Valens' original three Del-Fi albums. Six years later, with the success of the Ritchie Valens bio movie ""La Bamba"", along with Los Lobos' chart-topping version of the movie title track, the soundtrack album (which also peaked at #1), and even Los Lobos' version of ""Come On, Let's Go"""
"Ritchie Valens' 1958 hit ""La Bamba"" helped jump-start the Chicano rock scene in Southern California and provided a three-chord template for the songs of numerous 1960s garage bands. By the end of the 1950s regional scenes were abundant around the country and helped set the stage for garage rock the 1960s. Guitarist Link Wray has been cited as an early influence on garage rock and is known for his innovative use of guitar techniques and effects such as power chords and distortion. He is best known for his 1958 instrumental ""Rumble"", which featured the sound of distorted, ""clanging"" guitar chords,"
"La Caramba María Antonia Vallejo Fernández, also known as La Caramba (9 March 1751 – 10 June 1787) was a flamenco singer and dancer. Maria was born on 9 March 1751 to Bernardo Vallejo and María Manuela Fernández. She left home in 1776 to pursue her career in Madrid. At Easter of that year she debuted at the Coliseo de la Cruz in Manuel Martínez's company. She was known as La Caramba after the exclamation ""¡caramba!"" which concluded a ""tonadilla"" which she performed soon after her arrival in Madrid. Her costume featured a topknot of brightly coloured ribbons which became"
"of Puerto Rico"". In 1975, Palmieri became the first Latin musician to win a Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording with ""The Sun of Latin Music"" (produced by Harvey Averne and (arranged by René Hernández, long-time pianist with the orchestra led by Machito, and Barry Rogers (Un Día Bonito)). On July 21, 1979, he appeared at the Amandla Festival along with Bob Marley, Dick Gregory and Patti LaBelle, among others. In the 1980s, Ismael Quintana returned to the band, which also included Cheo Feliciano. Palmieri won two Grammys for the recordings of ""Palo Pa' Rumba"" and ""Solito"". He also recorded"
"film ""La Bamba"", where he portrayed Cochran. Jimi Hendrix performed it in concert. The song is about the struggle between a teenager and his parents, his boss and his congressman. ""Summertime Blues"" was recorded on March 28, 1958 at Gold Star Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Eddie Cochran sang both the vocal and bass vocal (the “work-a-late” portions, Cochran’s tribute to the Kingfish character from the ""Amos and Andy"" television series), played all the guitar parts, and added the hand clapping with possibly Sharon Sheeley. Connie 'Guybo' Smith played the electric bass and Earl Palmer drums. The 1958 Liberty Records"
"[with] murky vocals, eerie—almost surreal—lyrics"". In 1967, Bo Diddley recorded an updated version of the song with Muddy Waters and Little Walter for the ""Super Blues"" collaboration album. He recorded it again in 1987 for the ""La Bamba"" film soundtrack. Willie Dixon produced the song and Los Lobos provided the ensemble backing. Rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins performed ""Who Do You Love?"" during live engagements as early as the late 1950s. After several singles, Hawkins recorded the song in February 1963 for Roulette Records in New York City. He was backed by the Hawks, who later toured with Bob Dylan and"
"- first Pacheco left the band and then United Artists cancelled his contract because of a conflict of interest with their other recording star, Tito Rodríguez. This led to Palmieri's signing with the Alegre Records label and with whom he had two best selling ""hits"" with """"Como Bailan La Pachanga"""" and """"La Pachanga Se Baila Así"""". When the Charanga craze declined in popularity, Palmieri switched to the new trend, the Boogaloo, by replacing the flute and violins with three trumpets and two trombones, he also dropped the word ""Charanga"" from his bands' name and it became known simply as ""La"
"Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his song ""Someday, Someway"", a US Top 40 hit in 1982. His music has roots in classic soul music and Buddy Holly—the latter to whom Crenshaw was often compared in the early days of his career, and whom he portrayed in the 1987 film ""La Bamba"". Crenshaw is also a noted guitarist. A quote from Trouser Press summed up Marshall Crenshaw's early career: ""Although he was seen as a latter-day Buddy Holly at the outset, he soon proved too talented and"
"Bamba"", which was based on the life of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens and starred Lou Diamond Phillips. The band ""Santana"" returned in 1985 with a new album, ""Beyond Appearances"", and two years later with ""Freedom"". Growing weary of trying to appease record company executives with formulaic hit records, Santana took great pleasure in jamming and making guest appearances with notables such as the jazz fusion group Weather Report, jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, Blues legend John Lee Hooker, Frank Franklin, Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid, and West African singer Salif Keita. He and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead"
"(1992), co-written with Steve Propes, ""one of the most impressive musical reads of the year""; it remains a valuable source for music critics and rock historians, and an updated second edition is currently available on Kindle. Dawson has also written a series of articles on early rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll pioneers for the Los Angeles Times, including a front-page story in the Calendar entertainment section on the forgotten tragic figure Ritchie Valens. The piece led directly to Rhino Records reissuing Valens' entire catalog (with Dawson's liner notes) and eventually to the 1987 biopic ""La Bamba"", which used"