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• Los Lobos is an eclectic rock band from East Los Angeles that blends elements of early-rock'n'roll, Tex-Mex, classic R&B, blues, folk, world music and Country. The band gained mainstream popularity in 1987 for their cover of the Ritchie Valens hit "La Bamba" for the Valens biopic La Bamba. The band consists of lead singers David Hidalgo (guitar, accordion) and Cesar Rosas (guitar, guitarron), and multi-instrumentalists Louie Pérez, Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin.

• Fast Facts

  1. Name means "The Wolves"
  2. Origin: Los Angeles, California
  3. Years Active: 1973 - Present
  4. All members of Mexican heritage, except for Steve Berlin, who is Jewish
  5. Record Label: Hollywood Records
  6. Discography

• Key Albums

  How Will the Wolf Survive?, 1984—Los Lobos' first full-length English-language album was as wide-ranging as it was widely acclaimed, melding David Hidalgo's gorgeous folk-rock with Cesar Rosas' rhythm and blues, with elements of rockabilly, soul, country and traditional Mexican music.

  By the Light of the Moon, 1987—The band's follow-up to How Will the Wolf Survive? digs deeper into the themes and genres explored by its predecessor, with social-minded soul recalling Marvin Gaye, indelible folk-rock anthems, and nostalgic '50s rock without a whiff of kitsch. The song "One Time, One Night" was later used as the theme song to a talk show hosted by former California governor Jerry Brown.

  Kiko, 1992—Kiko was a more experimental album, sometimes compared to the later work of Tom Waits.

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