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Louis Frausto Pérez, Jr. (born January 29, 1953) is an American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos and Latin Playboys. Pérez started with Los Lobos playing primarily jarana (a small Mexican guitar) and singing. He is one of the founding members of Los Lobos, established in 1973.
Jan 18, 2019 · With David Hidalgo as his writing partner and the rest of Los Lobos as the vehicle that brings those stories to life, Louie Pérez has created an imaginary world full of real life joys and pains...
Nov 1, 2021 · Co-founder, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the band Los Lobos, named 2021 National Heritage Fellows, Louie Pérez is one of the great storytellers. For more than 40 years, he’s written songs from the Chicano experience that speak to the joys, struggles, challenges, and hopes of everyday life. Los Lobos is an East LA band who came ...
Nov 20, 2017 · Perez spoke to me from his home in Los Angeles in between stops on Los Lobos' seemingly endless tour. With "La Bamba" came worldwide fame. What was that wave like, and how did it affect the...
Sep 15, 2023 · Los Lobos became a global sensation with the Ritchie Valens classic “La Bamba.” Cesar Rosas and Louie Pérez look back on their five decades as a band.
Apr 26, 2019 · Louie Perez is principal songwriter, percussionist and guitarist of multiple Grammy Award-winning band Los Lobos; a visual artist; and author of Good Morning Aztlan, The...
Jan 7, 2019 · Chatting on the phone from Chicago while on tour with Los Lobos, Perez describes how the visual art and the music paths of his life developed practically in unison.
Known for mixing rock, soul, country, Latin music, and experimental sounds, Los Lobos went from being a popular local group in Los Angeles to a national success with the 1984 album How Will the Wolf Survive? Pérez, the band’s main songwriter, also plays the drums and the jarana guitar.
Oct 6, 2023 · Louie Pérez is the guitarist, percussionist, jarana player, songwriter, and co-founder of 2021 NEA National Heritage Fellows and Grammy Award-winning band Los Lobos. Listen to our conversation with him about the history of Los Lobos on the Art Works podcast.
American Writers Museum presents a discussion with singer-songwriter Louie Pérez, lead singer of Los Lobos, about his book of lyrics, poems, and art called "...
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