#Louie Pérez

[krispyweiss]

Los Lobos Remember Pee-wee Herman with Archival “Friday Night Videos” Clip

- “Farewell, Amigo, you were a good soul,” Louie Pérez says

Whether one was “from” East L.A. or one was “from” Los Lobos, Pee-wee Herman was gonna charge them a buck to sit on Chairry. And pity the sucker who tricked him into saying the secret word.

Both of these things happened when David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez and Conrad Lozano - from Los Lobos - visited Herman on “Friday Night Videos” while promoting By the Light of the Moon.

Los Lobos unearthed the 1987 video to remember their “amigo” Herman, whose creator and alter ego, Paul Reubens, died this week.

And it turned out Herman wasn’t impressed by celebrity.

It’s an uproariously ridiculous segment that begins with the band fighting over Chairry and ends with Herman refusing to air the Wolves’ video. He was kidding, of course, and the band remembers the ordeal fondly.

“So much fun hanging with Pee-wee …,” Pérez said in a statement.

“Farewell, Amigo, you were a good soul. R.I.P.”

8/3/22

#Youtube #los lobos #pee wee herman #paul reubens #david hidalgo #louie pérez #conrad lozano #cesar rosas #steve berlin

[the-hottest-band-tournament]

Round one

Talking Heads 

Formed in: 1975

Genres: New Wave 

Lineup: David Byrne- lead vocals/guitar

Chris Frantz- drums

Tina Weymouth- bass

Jerry Harrison- keyboard/guitar

Albums from the 80s: 

Remain in Light (1980)

Speaking in Tongues (1983)

Little Creatures (1985)

True Stories (1986)

Naked (1988)

Propaganda:

Los Lobos

Formed in: 1973

Genres: Rock and roll, tejano music

Lineup: Steve Berlin – saxophones, percussion

David Hidalgo – lead vocals, guitar, accordion, lap steel, percussion

Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarrón

Louie Pérez – vocals, drums, bajo quinto

Cesar Rosas – lead vocals, guitar, bajo sexto, mandolin

Albums from the 80s:

...And a Time to Dance EP (1983)

How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984)

By the Light of the Moon (1987)

La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1987)

La Pistola y el Corazón (1988)

Propaganda: 

#round 1 #talking heads #los lobos #david byrne #chris frantz #tina weymouth #jerry harrison #Steve berlin #David hidalgo #Conrad lozano #Louie perez #Ceasar rosas #The hottest 80s band tournament #The hottest 80s band tourney

[jknerd]

DISNEY STUDIO AU: Panchito Pistoles

Full Name: Panchito Romero Miguel Junipero Franciso Quintero Gonzalez

Other Names: Panchito Pistoles (stage name), A Mad Mariachi

Schools: Local Santa Cecilia High School (graduated), Walt Disney University of Performing Arts (graduated)

Occuaption(s): Lead Vocalist of the Three Caballeros, Mariachi, Mexican-pop singer

Residence: Santa Cecilia, Mexico 

Family: Miguel Gonzalez (father), Maria Morales (mother), Paulo & Pablo (nephews), Junipero Morales (maternal-uncle), Abuelo Morales (grandfather), Abuela Maria Morales (grandmother), Michelle Alaez (great-aunt), Señor Martinez (pet horse)

Relationships: Donald Fauntleroy Duck (best friend; fellow member of the Three Caballeros), José Carioca (best friend; fellow member of the Three Caballeros)

Likes: Mexican cultures, Latin music & dances, parties, dancing, singing, Tequila, Selena Quintanilla Pérez (favorite singer; celebrity crush)

Dislikes: His pet horse harmed, derogatory words, malicious comments against Donald or José, Yolanda Saldivar

Panchito Pistoles is a Lead Vocalist of the Three Caballeros, the Latin-pop boy band, the Mariachi and Mexican-pop singer. Attended same college with José and Donald, the three are friends and members of the said group. Despite being a leader of Latin-pop boy band, Panchito is a bombastic, unpredictable party animal with immense love for parties, tequila, and women. The only individual of the group who would handle his antics is Donald.

Born in Santa Cecilia(close to Álvaro Obregón), the town in Michoacán, Mexico, he had great talent in music and in order to pursue the opportunity he moved away and lived in United States where his talent was recognized and offered to attend in Was Disney University of Performing Arts. He encountered Donald and José who were looking for one last member for their band, and he gladly accepted the offer when given. After graduation, the group "The Three Caballeros" moved from USA to Latin American nations as Latin-pop performers, popularity grown as several of their songs received award. Just when they were preparing for Europe tour, Donald's voice was damaged forcing him to leave the group and the tour cancelled. While Donald was serving in the Navy for four years, Panchito and José worked as Latin American duo singers. Struggling with conflict between them and the recording company's growing demand and irresponsible decisions the two eventually left and part their ways. Panchito became a Mariachi and Mexican-Pop singer by the time Donald started raising his nephews.

Years went by, he received a contact from Huey, Dewey and Louie learning they are planning to collect money for their uncle's vocal chord recovery. Panchito then immediately called José with the news and the two decided to do find ways to earn more as Panchito would perform his songs at every Quinceanera, the Day of the Dead, and other Mexican holidays. In some occasions, he starred in Mexican films and series. With José's and the triplets' money together, they successfully paid enough for Donald's voice recovery. And the Three Caballeros performed in House of Mouse, confirming their comeback. At the same time, he is training a newbie Mexican pop-singer, Miguel Rivera.

#Disney Studio AU #Panchito Pistoles #Panchito #humanized #The Three Caballeros

[grupometaftchrisperez]

Louie The Singer - Come And Take It - Joey JMZ On Drums - Chris Pérez Band

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[allthemusic]

Week ending: 13 January 1955

Starting out in 1955, and man, are we starting with a bang! Three songs, all of which I knew before listening to them - and all of which I reckon the average person on the street probably would know, too.

Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney and the Mellomen (peaked at No. 1)

Well this song feels like it's clearly cashing into the Italian trend that you're seeing with songs like That's Amore, combining it with mambo music. This works - well enough that I assumed as a small child, hearing this played in Frankie and Benny's sort of restaurants, that mambo was an Italian dance. Which is nonsense - the whole joke here is that people in Italy are doing the mambo, which is Cuban.

The thing that apparently links both these phenomena is New York City, where you got a lot of Italian-American entertainers, but where you also had a bit of a mambo craze through the 1940s and 50s, under Cuban-Americans like Tito Puente and Pérez Prado. All of which is pretty cool.

The beginning, with the slower pace, mandolins and references to going back to "Napoli" does feel like a direct nod to Dean Martin and That's Amore - which makes it all the more interesting when Rosemary sings that "wait a minute, something's wrong" and speeds the tune up to mambo speed, complete with more mambo-ish percussion and saxophones, and a crazy glissando down the piano.

It's full of various Italian or not-so Italian clichés , and so we get in quick succession references to Napoli, pizza, mozzarella, a bambino, vino as well as Spanish enchiladas and goombas and jadrools, both of which were apparently slangy adapted Italian. Plus Rosemary's putting on an Italian-American accent with alarming amounts of gusto - and it is put on, because she was Irish-American as they come, apparently.

The overall effect is chaotic, with Rosemary's delivery, the slightly slapdash piano that comes in halfway through and just the nonsense nature of the lyrics promoting a sense of informality and comedic charm. Lines like "You getta happy in the feets-a" are apparently also drawing on Italian-American vocal jazz artists like Louie Prima, who were known for similar nonsense-Italian for similarly comedic effect.

It's not rock and roll, but it's got the right energy, just about. Tell me that the piano solo in this couldn't be a banging guitar riff. In fact, I'd like a hard rock version of this, I think? Rosemary is giving it her campy, overdone best, and the Mellomen, who remain in the background for most of this, earn their keep with a vehement "uhhhh" at the end. Which you've got to admire.

Mr. Sandman - Dickie Valentine (5)

I know this song pretty well, and I do like it, and to be honest, I don't think this helps Dickie's case here. It's not that his version is bad. But there are a lot of versions I can compare it to, and in most respects I think this lacks some of the magic that other versions have. The Chordettes' version is hard to beat, for example, and the Mamas and Papas version is also pretty nice.

We have all the beats you need, though, from the iconic "bom bom bom bom" opening chords, to a bit of celeste over the title lyrics, and the song itself is solid. Dickie's singing to the Sandman to bring him a dream of a person he can love - simple enough, and whimsical, but still earnest enough not to fall into the novelty category. And it really is a beautiful tune, full of fun barbershop vibes and tight vocal harmonies, if you do it right.

But there are issues even in the intro, as the "bom" bits are just a touch too longer. Likewise, Dickie seems to hang on notes just a bit longer than he needs to - this song works because of how crisp it is, so this hampers it, for me. It's subtle, but it makes words like "saaandman" sound off, somehow.

There's also a slightly awkward thing where Dickie, being male, changes the pronouns in the song ("Make her complexion like peaches and cream") but the female backing singers don't ("Make him the cutest that I've ever seen"). Which changes the song from being about a lonely person dreaming up a lover who doesn't exist into a song about two euqally lonely lovers who exist but just haven't met wanting to dream about each other. It's fine, but it's a different vibe.

And then, towards the end, we get a mildly swung musical interlude and then a very swung repeat of the chorus. Which is a choice. It's quite a cool choice, actually, in principle, and I'd listen to a whole version done like that, but it's just a bit unsettling to change to the swung rhythm. Something about it hit me like a car crash, the first time I listened, and the way it speeds up out of it right at the end is also just far too lively for a song about sleeping and dreaming!

I've made it sound like I hate this song, which I don't, but it's definitely not my favourite version of the song to exist. Oh, well. I still did enjoy it!

Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets (4)

Okay, this is undeniably rock and roll. Initially by bluesman Big Joe Turner, and covered more famously by Elvis, this isn't mixed with anything like gospel or jazz or country music. It's just some straight-forward rock and roll, and it's good fun, not going to lie!

I do wonder how known the sound was in the UK at this point - was the vibe, "yeah, sure, that's a rock and roll record" or was it more "hey, what the heck is this sound?" I suspect more the former, actually - it's energetic, but not a million miles off the energy of things like Mambo Italiano.

There's not a straightforward story to it, unlike some songs we've seen - at the start, we've got Bill exhorting us to "get out of that kitchen" and to "shake, rattle and roll" so it feels like it might be just a song about partying, in general. And the vibe would support that, to be honest. I've listened to this song for years and just assumed that.

But then we also get references to a woman who keeps herself looking nice "But your heart is cold as ice". Plus, references later on to how "I believe you're doin' me wrong" and how "The more I work / The faster my money goes" rather suggests that this lady is a bit of a gold-digger. It's spiteful and mean in a way not many songs have been until now.

And then we get the rather dubious line about how "I'm a one-eyed cat / Peepin' in a seafood store". Not sure what that's about, but it feels dirty, somehow? Plus we've got "doggone", which isn't a swear, but is so clearly meant to be "god-damn". Again, pushing things - until now, these songs have all been very G-rated, but this is at least gesturing to something a bit more daring.

And the sound fits, from the raucous sax/electric guitar combination, to the heavy walking bassline, to the raw, bluesy delivery and the souted "roooooolllll" at the end. It's delightfully unpolished and full of energy and I love it!

A strong set of songs, as I said up top. One, however, looks like the future, while two feel firmly of their era. And to be honest, I also just really appreciated the arrival of proper rock on the scene - a breath of fresh, informal, unpolished air, after a long run of gorgeous but somewhat fussy string-drenched ballads. Not that I think the string-drenched ballads are going anywhere soon, but it's nice to see the alternative making headway in the charts.

Favourite song of the bunch: Shake, Rattle and Roll

#uk charts #1955 #rosemary clooney #dickie valentine #bill haley and his comets

[perezchrisfamilyforever]

Louie The Singer - Come And Take It - Joey JMZ On Drums - Chris Pérez Band

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[chrisperezrockersworld]

Louie The Singer - Come And Take It - Joey JMZ On Drums - Chris Pérez Band

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[bushdog]

[kulturado]

The Story: With A New Book, Louie Pérez Of Los Lobos Is Master Storyteller 

The Writer: Felix Contreras

#louie pérez #los lobos #music #latin music #books #good morning aztlán #alt-latino #npr #npr music #music books

[pictureme-inthe-weeds]

1. “Hospital Beds”, Florence + The Machine / 2. A.F. Vandevorst at Arnhem Mode Biennale 2011/ 3. Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects / 4. “Wolves”, Phosphorescent / 5. Cara Thayer and Louie Van Patten /6.Franz Kafka” /7. ?lmk? /8. ‘Carroña’ Javier Pérez /9. “Flare” Mary Oliver /10. @achronicghost

#literature #poetry #notmyworks #lit stacks #web weaving #pain #chronic pain #chronic illness #disability #poem #reading #ouchouch

[krispyweiss]

Los Lobos Celebrate 50 Years with Five-song Set at California’s KCRW

A half-century into their career, Los Lobos are still adding canonical numbers to their songbook.

The wistful, 1950s-rooted “Native Son” is the latest, the centerpiece of the group’s recent 25-minute set at California’s KCRW radio station. A paean to their Los Angeles roots, the (almost) title track from the Wolves’ 2021 LP finds songwriters Louie Pérez and David Hidalgo taking stock; looking back while moving forward.

I was a fool to run away/and forget where I’d come from/I think about the day you’ll take me back/I’m your native son, Hidalgo sings with sweet melancholia in his voice.

Opening with the semi-autobiographical “Will the Wolf Survive?” and wrapping with “La Bamba” -> “Good Lovin’” -> “La Bamba,” the band treated the small audience to a modern Lobos gig in miniature and recorded it for posterity. Truncation notwithstanding, Cesar Rosas still found time to beseech and thank music lovers as he led his bandmates through “Chucio’s Cumbia” and “Don’t Worry Baby,” spotlighting their respective south-of-the-border and south-of-Chicago sides.

Rosas also held the mic for “Love Special Delivery,” another Native Sons track that reinforced the continuing relevance of what on any given stage is potentially America’s greatest live band.

12/20/23

#Youtube #los lobos #kcrw #louie pérez #david hidalgo #cesar rosas #conrad lozano #steve berlin

[longliverockback]

Los Lobos The Neighborhood 1990 Slash ————————————————— Tracks: 01. Down on the Riverbed 02. Emily 03. I Walk Alone 04. Angel Dance 05. Little John of God 06. Deep Dark Hole 07. Georgia Slop 08. I Can’t Understand 09. The Giving Tree 10. Take My Hand 11. Jenny’s Got a Pony 12. Be Still 13. The Neighborhood —————————————————

Steve Berlin

David Hidalgo

Conrad Lozano

Louie Pérez

César Rosas

* Long Live Rock Archive

#LosLobos #Los Lobos #Steve Berlin #David Hidalgo #Conrad Lozano #Louie Perez #Cesar Rosas #Neigborhood #LP #Tex Mex #1990

[longlistshort]

The sad news is that because of the pandemic Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s grounds are closed for its annual Día de Los Muertos Festival.

The good news is that they are having a Día de los Muertos event online today at noon! It’s hosted by Fernanda Kelly and includes performances by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez of Los Lobos, Buyepongo, and Tropa Magica.

#day of the dead #dia de los muertos #Hollywood Forever Cemetery #los lobos #buyepongo #tropa magica #los angeles events #online events #pandemic events #los angeles #dia de los muertos 2020

[jamieroxx]

Happy Birthday. Today, Jan 29, 1953 – Louie Pérez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Los Lobos and Latin Playboys) was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_P%C3%A9rez) *One of my all time favorite tracks. This track always gets my painting gears turning.

#Louie Pérez #Los Lobos #Latin Playboys

[perezchrisfamilyforever]

Louie The Singer - Come And Take It - Joey JMZ On Drums - Chris Pérez Band

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[chrisperezrockersworld]

Louie The Singer - Come And Take It - Joey JMZ On Drums - Chris Pérez Band

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