Los Lobos

Dream in Blue

Chris Morris (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

182 Seiten

2015
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-74823-1 (ISBN)

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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 Pérez, 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.

Chris Morris is 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.

Prologue: Cinco de Mayo
1. The Neighborhood: Life and Music in East L.A.
2. Homeboys: Growing Up and Garfield
3. A Beginning: The Founding of Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles
4. Recording por La Raza: The Making of Si Se Puede! and Just Another Band from East L.A.
5. Happy Hour: Going Electric at Las Lomas and a Baptism of Fire at the Olympic
6. Wolves of Hollywood: Los Lobos’ Arrival on the Punk Scene and at the Whisky
7. Arrivals: Steve Berlin, Slash Records, T Bone Burnett, and the Grammys
8. Quantum Leap: How Will the Wolf Survive?
9. Breakdowns: The Graceland Session and By the Light of the Moon
10. Numero Uno with a Bullet: La Bamba
11. Rooted and Rocked: La Pistola y El Corazon and The Neighborhood
12. Let’s Try This: Kiko, Latin Playboys, and Colossal Head
13. Side Tracks: Papa’s Dream, Soul Disguise, Houndog, Dose
14. In the Mouse’s House: Disney, Hollywood Records, This Time, and Good Morning AztlÁn
15. Homecomings: The Ride, The Town and the City, Tin Can Trust
Epilogue. 40: Back at the Whisky
Gracias Very Much
Listening, Reading, and Viewing

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.9.2015
Reihe/Serie	American Music Series
Verlagsort	Austin, TX
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
ISBN-10	0-292-74823-X / 029274823X
ISBN-13	978-0-292-74823-1 / 9780292748231
Zustand	Neuware