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The Kennedy Corridos: Tragedy Revives a Genre

Friday, June 22, 2018


This month marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. The slain presidential candidate was especially admired by the Mexican-American community, as was his martyred brother before him, President John F. Kennedy. That admiration was expressed poetically and emotionally in many songs written as tributes to the fallen leaders.

Artist Biography: Lalo Guerrero, Father of Chicano Music, Pt. 2

Tuesday, June 12, 2018



Lalo Guerrero with sons Dan, left, and Mark

In 1939, as the Depression was winding down and a new world war was heating up, Lalo Guerrero was still a struggling musician seeking to make his mark. He was newly married and dirt poor, with a son on the way and work hard to come by, keeping the young family on the move from gig to gig.

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