Biography
Los Lobos (pronounced [los ˈloβos], Spanish for "the Wolves") is an American rock group from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. The band rose to international stardom in 1987, when their version of "La Bamba" peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and several other countries. Songs by Los Lobos have been recorded by Elvis Costello, Waylon Jennings, Frankie Yankovic, and Robert Plant. In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2018, they were inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. They are also known for performing the theme song for Handy Manny. As of 2024, they have been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards and have won four.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Graceland
1986
The Healer
1989
La Bamba (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1987
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
1988
Kiko
1992
Desperado
1995
By The Light Of The Moon
1987
I'm Not There (Original Soundtrack)
2007
Joni 75 / A Birthday Celebration
2019
Gates Of Gold
2015
The Imagine Project
2010
La Pistola Y El Corazón
1988
Come On, Let's Go
1987
The Complete Albums Collection
2012
Credited work
701 releases · 87 albums · active 1976–2024
- Production · 625
- Performance · 411
- Other credits · 336
- Engineering · 13
Studios: The Sound Factory · Ocean Way Recording · Ovation Studios · The Hit Factory
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- John Lee Hooker
- The Chieftains
- Paul Simon
- Eric Clapton
- Herbie Hancock
- Mariachi Tagoro
- Flaco Jimenez