Latino arts, history and culture
Mark Guerrero interviews saxophonist Larry Rendon, who has played with Thee Midniters from their inception in the early 60s until the present. He is also on their classic recordings and all four … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/ZxpmlzGBVBw?si=IRY__0zfqaJHNco5 Mark Guerrero interviews saxophonist Bobby Navarrete. In the 60s, he played the Eastside circuit with the Fabulous Sounds, Tierra during their … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter/percussionist/educator and founding member of the band Quetzal, who have eight albums to their credit. They call themselves an East L.A. Chican@ rock group, whose music is a mix of … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero interviews guitarist and founding member of The Premiers, George Delgado. The Premiers were the first East L.A. band to have a national hit record. "Farmer John" which reached … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/wOY5pt3I77Q?si=sbwCoD4ohQh0_-dV Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter Nancy Sanchez, whose music is bilingual, English and Spanish. The genres of her recordings range from … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/nJo1ABISGT0?si=93pR_wBgNNx43vfB Mark Guerrero interviews Benny Lopez, bassist for the legendary East L.A. band, Thee Midniters, in the early to mid-60s. Before being in Thee … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/JpXOf1zqTYc?si=apytuBDRUDrnZgxG Mark Guerrero interviews musician/author Harry Manaka, whose bands in the 1960s and early '70s were part of a Japanese-American music scene which … [Read more...]
Mark Guerrero interviews Lorenzo "Lencho" Martinez, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist whose primary instrument is the guitarron. Martinez was a longtime member of the Grammy winning Tejano … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/64y7c8_U81E?si=L0O2gsiivRd5CVt3 Mark Guerrero interviews percussionist Dale Villavicencio, who played in Tierra with Rudy Salas for 21 years. He is now a member of Tierra Legacy … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/8dAiXEjaOf0?si=0gWXL_Sju68tr70o Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter/musician Louie Mendez of Los Rock Angels and Trio Los Dados. Louie has also played with The Texas … [Read more...]
https://youtu.be/gPwYPBU41l0?si=-y8rovERhVL3-M6n Mark Guerrero interviews drummer/percussionist Sal Rodriguez, who has been playing drums and percussion with War for the last 34 years. He was also … [Read more...]
This week Mark visits with percussionist/visual artist and founding member of the 1980s East L.A. band Califas, who were a popular band known for the musical diversity and social activism. Willie has … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter/percussionist/educator Martha Gonzalez of the band Quetzal, who have eight albums to their credit. They call themselves an East L.A. Chican@ rock … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero visits with guitarist and founding member of the band Quetzal, Quetzal Flores. The band has eight albums to their credit. They call themselves an East L.A. Chican@ rock group, … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter Nancy Sanchez, whose music is bilingual, English and Spanish. The genres of her recordings range from mariachi to jazz in English. She also … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero visits with singer/guitarist Ruben Guaderamma. Ruben was a founding member of The Blazers, an East L.A. band, who starting in the 1990s recorded four albums on Rounder Records, … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero welcomes George Delgado, guitarist and founding member of The Premiers, the first East L.A. band to have a national hit record. "Farmer John" reached #19 in 1964. They … [Read more...]
Mark Guerrero visits with Art Sanchez- bassist, who in the early 70s played with Olde Tyme Religion, who recorded for Warner Brothers Records, and Yaqui, who released an album on Playboy Records. He … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRmGZmRRcw This week Mark Guerrero's East LA Music Stories interviews Joe Espinosa, bassist, who was a member of Marcy & the Imperials and The Village Callers … [Read more...]
In this episode of Mark Guerrero's East Los Angeles Stories, Mark visits with Fred Rivera, bassist with East L.A. bands The Saints, Eddie James (aka Edward James Olmos) & the Pacific Ocean, and … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews guitarist/singer John Valenzuela, who was in Leon & the Leisures and The Cassinos in the 60s and played with Mark Guerrero from 1971 through '74 in The … [Read more...]
