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Latin rock. Instrument (s) Organ. Years active. 1965–2010. Formerly of. Mickey & The Invaders, The VIPs, El Chicano, Thee Rhythm Kings. Bobby Espinosa (April 29, 1949 – February 27, 2010) was an influential and important part of the Latin rock scene in Los Angeles from the late 1960s to the 2000s. He was a founding member of El Chicano .
Mar 2, 2010 · March 1, 2010 7:09 PM PT. Bobby Espinosa, a keyboard player who helped create the confluence of jazz, R&B and rock sounds for El Chicano, the East L.A. band that had top-40 hits in the 1970s with ...
Mar 2, 2010 · Bobby Espinosa, a founding member and keyboard player for El Chicano, the East L.A. band that had Top-40 hits in the 1970s with ‘Viva Tirado’ and ‘Tell Her She’s Lovely,’ died Saturday ...
Original keyboardist, Bobby Espinosa ‒ who laid down Hammond organ on some of El Chicano's most recognizable tracks ‒ died on February 27, 2010. [2] Former percussionist, Rudy Regalado, who spent twelve years with the band died on November 4, 2010. [3]
Keyboardist Bobby Espinosa, called by one music writer "The Jimmy Smith of East Los Angeles," died last week in Los Angeles, at age 60. Espinosa was a founding member of the 1970s-era Latin band ...
He was 60. Espinosa died Saturday night at White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights after a long illness, said the band's manager, Freddie Sanchez. Along with other local Latino bands War and Tierra, El Chicano played a funky, jazzy mix of R&B and pop music tinged with salsa. An offshoot of an East L.A. cover band called the VIPs, El Chicano ...
Mar 3, 2010 · The music community of East Los Angeles lost one of their pioneering legends when El Chicano cofounder Bobby Espinosa passed away Saturday. The keyboardist died at the age of 60 due to health ...
