Los Lobos: Dream in Blue (American Music Series)
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Los Lobos: Dream in Blue (American Music Series)
Los Lobos: Dream in Blue (American Music Series)

Los Lobos: Dream in Blue (American Music Series)

By
Chris Morris (Author)  

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Los Lobos leaped into the national spotlight in 1987, when their cover of "La Bamba" became a No. 1 hit. But what looked like an overnight achievement to the band's new fans was actually a way station in a long musical journey that began in East Los Angeles in 1973 and is still going strong. Across four decades, Los Lobos (Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano, David Hidalgo, Louie Perez, and Steve Berlin) have ranged through virtually the entire breadth of American vernacular music, from rockabilly to primal punk rock, R&B to country and folk, Mexican son jarocho to Tex-Mex conjunto and Latin American cumbia. Their sui generis sound has sold millions of albums and won acclaim from fans and critics alike, including three Grammy Awards. Los Lobos, the first book on this unique band, traces the entire arc of the band's career. Music journalist Chris Morris draws on new interviews with Los Lobos members and their principal collaborators, as well as his own reporting since the early 1980s, to recount the evolution of Los Lobos's music. He describes the creation of every album, lingering over highlights such as How Will the Wolf Survive?, La Pistola y El Corazon, and Kiko, while following the band's trajectory from playing Mexican folk music at weddings and dances in East L.A. to international stardom and major-label success, as well as their independent work in the new millennium. Giving one of the longest-lived and most-honored American rock bands its due, Los Lobos celebrates the expansive reach and creative experimentalism that few other bands can match. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning -No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
CHRIS MORRISis a music journalist and disc jockey. He was music editor of the Hollywood Reporter (2004-2007) and senior writer for Billboard (1986-2004). His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, Musician, Mojo, LA Weekly, the Chicago Reader, Variety, and other publications.
  • Contributor: Chris Morris
  • Imprint: University of Texas Press
  • ISBN13: 9780292748231
  • Number of Pages: 182
  • Packaged Dimensions: 140x216x25mm
  • Packaged Weight: 397
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: University of Texas Press
  • Release Date: 2015-09-15
  • Series: American Music Series
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: CHRIS MORRISis a music journalist and disc jockey. He was music editor of the Hollywood Reporter (2004-2007) and senior writer for Billboard (1986-2004). His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, Musician, Mojo, LA Weekly, the Chicago Reader, Variety, and other publications.

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