Ritchie Valenzuela (born May 13, 1941, Pacoima, California. American singer and songwriter and the first Latino rock and roll star (in the USA).
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I'm not a big NPR fan but in all my travels around the USA I've never one of their 'theater' programs. And I thought GOO was more a country music show than theater.
It's an old time variety show, with all kinds of music, comedy, and even an occasional square dance.
The Beach Boys played the Opry a few months ago.
Clearly, Elvis Duran wasn't kidding around listening to Z100 back in the 90s, when I was a kid, joking around about songs at that time being played on CBS FM.
Ritchie Valens was born and raised in Los Angeles.
When I first listened to the Grand Ole Opry via the WSM app a few years ago, I thought that it sounded more like A Prairie Home Companion than a typical concert. It was due to my knowing that the show took place at a theater and the atmosphere of the show itself.
Viva Tirado by El Chicano
Carlos Santana was born in Autlán de Navarro in Jalisco, Mexico, eventually moving to Tijuana then San Francisco. (via Wikipedia). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana.
All the rules about older songs go out the window for Christmas. I was looking at the Billboard Hot 100, and there's Brenda Lee in the Top 5 along with Gene Autry and Burl Ives.
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? and the mysterians, richie valens, trini lopez, premiers, prez prado santana but on the newer end of the spectrum, off the top of my head, I know there are many more, well lets say some were mexican american and some were mexican born and raised. Oh half of Linda Ronstadt lmao.
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"Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter."
He was not Mexican. So the question is still not answered!
Prado was from Cuba.
"One of the best and most successful bands to emerge from the musically fertile ground of East Los Angeles is El Chicano."
The were Angelinos, not Mexican. Still no answer.
Pérez was from Cuba. Prado is is maternal surname.
I just checked out several lists. It definitely seems that no performer born in Mexico has had any impact on the charts here. All the "usual suspects" were born in this country or, as in Perez's case, another country that isn't Mexico. Hard to believe!
Trinidad López is a Dallas native. Richie Vallens is a Valley Boy from LA. Damaso Pérez Prado was Cuban. Santana, Carlos Santana was, indeed, born in Mexico. ? and the Mysterians were originally migrant workers from Michigan who followed crops in that state. Ronstadt was born in the US.
So we have one: Carlos Santana.
Just Carlos Santana, son of a mariachi player, and born in Autlán, Jalisco.
Oh right. D'oh! Wasn't he mentioned earlier? I'm going to bid adios to this thread....
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