David Hidalgo and Louie Perez were still students at an East Los Angeles high school when they formed their band, Los Lobos, in 1973. Joined by guitarist Cesar Rosas, bassist Conrad Lozano and sax player Steve Berlin, the guys spent almost 15 years homing in on their rock-meets-Mexican-folk sound before scoring their first hit with a cover of the Ritchie Valens single “La Bamba.” In addition to topping the pop charts, Los Lobos have put out more than a dozen albums and taken home multiple Grammy Awards. Most recently, the rockers released 2015’s Gates of Gold, which National Public Radio says “bursts with the spirit of exploration that has marked Los Lobos’ best work over the years.”
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