Latino arts, history and culture
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter/performer Li'l Ray Jimenez, one of the best singers and performers to emerge from the "Golden Age" of the East L.A. music scene of the … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews musician Bobby Avila, who went from having a troubled and difficult youth, which included juvenile hall and being homeless as a teenager, to having a musical … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews rock & roll pioneer Chan Romero whose song "The Hippy Hippy Shake" was recorded by The Beatles, The Swingin' Blue Jeans, The Georgia Satellites, and many … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews Sal Murillo, lead singer of The Blendells who had a national hit record, "La La La La La" in 1965. … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews guitarist Lawrence Perez, leader of the 1960s East L.A. band, The Premiers, who had a national hit record in 1964, "Farmer John." … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews singer/songwriter George Ochoa whose history includes being a member of the Slauson Brothers, The Men from SOUND, Cannibal & the Headhunters, Olde Tyme … [Read more...]
Singer/songwriter Mark Guerrero interviews Geree (Geraldine Gonzalez), the great R&B, Latin, and pop vocalist who has sung with some of the best bands to emerge from East Los Angeles, including … [Read more...]
Songwriter, performer and musician Mark Guerrero has initiated a new podcast, East Los Angeles Music Stories, in which he interviews key figures in the East Los Angeles music scene of the 1960s and … [Read more...]
This week on Mark Guerrero's East Los Angeles Music Stories Mark visits with Bobby Rodriguez, trumpet player extraordinaire, who played in many East L.A. bands in the 60s including The Counts, The … [Read more...]
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nsCZ14Fsvkw Songwriter, performer and musician Mark Guerrero has initiated a new podcast, East Los Angeles Music Stories, in which he interviews key figures in the … [Read more...]
This month's Chicano Music Chronicles features renowned musician, performer and singer Steve Salas, co-founder of the legendary Eastside band, Tierra. Steve Salas was born and raised in Lincoln … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero interviews Tejano music legend Sunny Ozuna about his life and career and plays selected recordings from his catalog. Sunny's signature national hit record was "Talk To Me" … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero's Chicano Music Chronicles interviews eight musical artists of what has become known as the "Eastside Sound" of East Los Angeles in the '60s. His guests include the late … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero welcomes René Ornelas of the sixties music duo René and René to Chicano Music Chronicles. René and René is the awesome Latino pop duo whose hits Angelito (1964) and Lo Mucho … [Read more...]
Thanks to the efforts of David Contreras Latinopia is offering the following links to internet sources for Chicano Latino art, literature, music, history and … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero brings Latinopia an interview with rock and roll legend Chris Montez. Born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez in 1943, Chris became a rock and roll star with his recording of … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero's Chicano Music Chronicles features the music of Carmencristina Moreno, a multi-talented vocalist/actress whose voice and singing ability rivals singers like Joan Baez and … [Read more...]
This week Mark Guerrero features musician Gilbert Rocha whose band The Silhouettes included the late great Ritchie Valens. Rocha later played with the doo wop duo, The Perez Brothers, and Rulie … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero's guest on Chicano Music Chronicles is Hirth Martinez, described by Mark as "Chicano music’s best kept secret." Hirth is a world-class singer/songwriter and guitarist. His … [Read more...]
This month Mark Guerrero's Chicano Music Chronicles features an interview with San Francisco Bay Area songwriter/recording artist, Pc Muñoz. Pc's a great lyricist and an extremely bright and talented … [Read more...]
