Los Lobos was formed in 1974 by David Hidalgo, Conrad Lozano, Louie Pérez and Cesar Rosas. Originally, the foursome from East Los Angeles started out as a rock and roll band but soon chose a more traditional Mexican acoustic style. For years the quartet played wedding gigs as well as other traditional Mexican gatherings around East Los Angeles' Chicano community. From this experience, however, Los Lobos learned an invaluable lesson. As they began to mix it up with acoustic and electric instruments while playing traditional Mexican music as well as rock & roll, Los Lobos had begun to bring all their musical loves into their own unique style. By adopting music from Tex-Mex, country, folk, R & B, blues as well as the traditional Mexican songs from their roots, Los Lobos developed one of the most distinct and original sounds to come about in the last 25 years.
Los Lobos recorded "And A Time To Dance" in 1983. The EP's seven songs were an eclectic mix of roots rock and roll and Mexican Norteña music which showcased the impressive stylistic versatility that Los Lobos had crafted. The EP became a favorite of the critics and the song "Anselma" won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/American Performance. After the EP, Los Lobos began to tour extensively and their music began to coalesce into a more distinctive vision. "How Will The Wolf Survive?," released in 1984, was a result of that musical vision. The tight-knit arrangements, varying instrumentation, and emotional directness mark the band's increasing musical touch as they range over all the musical genres they had played over the years.
The follow up to this album was "By The Light Of The Moon" which had an even wider range of influences. With "One Time, One Night" the band showed its country flavor while "Is This All There Is?" showed their jazz and blues side. Los Lobos wrote of the torments of the barrio while still providing the foot stomping rhythms that had made their live shows so enjoyable.
In 1987, the band made a big contribution to the soundtrack of "La Bamba" and with it came their first No. 1 hit song by the same title. While enjoying the recognition of having a hit record, Los Lobos might have felt a need to show its fans their roots with the release of "La Pistola Y El Corazón" in 1988. This album which earned the band its second Grammy Award consisted of Mexican traditional songs as well as some original compositions along the same style. In 1992, with the release of "Kiko," Los Lobos proved once again that they can continue to be innovative. While each song might have a different flavor, it doesn't seem like a blend of different genres, but rather the product of different imaginations coming together.
In celebration of more than twenty years together, Los Lobos released a double CD compilation, "Just Another Band from East L.A.... A Collection." Material from this compilation includes live performances, rare tracks from their first independent release, out-takes from recording sessions and favorite cuts from their last six albums.
In 1995, Los Lobos recorded a children's record, "Papa's Dream" with Lalo Guerrero and provided the score for the movie "Desperado," the sequel to the film "El Mariachi." They also have contributed to other soundtracks for such films as "Mi Vida Loca," "Mi Familia" and recorded tracks for tribute albums to Doc Pomus and Buddy Holly.
In 1996 "Colossal Head" was released. In 1999, they recorded and released their debut for Hollywood Records, "This Time." In 2002 "Good Morning Aztlan" was released for Mammoth Records.
With a busy tour schedule, Los Lobos continues to be one of the most creative, diverse and hard working American rock bands of our time.

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