Los Lobos to Appear with Conan O'Brien & Eric Clapton
Tex-Mex Rockers Also Nominated for Two 2011 Grammy Awards
Ay caramba.
What a winter season for Los Lobos.
Los Lobos hits late-night TV with "Conan" on December 21st.
Los Lobos will perform on TBS's "Conan" (hosted by stand-up comedian and talk show personality Conan O'Brien) on Tuesday, December 21st. The group will likely play their 2010 smash hit, "Do the Murray," and perhaps another Los Lobos tune or two.
Long-time fans may hope to hear "La Bamba" too, when Los Lobos appears on "Conan" on December 21st. Actor Kevin Spacey and comedienne Kristen Schaal are also slated for Conan's December 21st show.
Los Lobos grabbed a pair of Grammy nominations for 2011.
On Sunday, February 13th, Los Lobos fans will watch the 53rd annual Grammy Awards (on CBS) eagerly to see if the longstanding roots rock group will pick up the golden gramophones for Best Rock Instrumental Performance (for their hit single, "Do the Murray") and Best Americana Album (for "Tin Can Trust").
Los Lobos performed on Tuesday, December 14th, at the Grammy Museum's Clive Davis Theater in Los Angeles, California, as part of "Fender Presents: An Intimate Performance with Los Lobos."
Los Lobos joins Eric Clapton on West Coast tour.
Beginning in February 2011, Los Lobos will appear on tour with British rock superstar Eric Clapton. Performances include gigs in Las Vegas, Nevada; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; San Diego, California; San Jose, California; Seattle, Washington; Universal City, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
Who is Los Lobos?
Three-time Grammy Award winning musical group Los Lobos is a Mexican-American roots-rock group. Los Lobos' music is a blend of blues, country, folks, pop. R&B, rock and more. Los Lobos' most popular and recognizable song is probably "La Bamba," which topped the American music charts in 1987.
Los Lobos played in the nation's Capitol, performing on the White House lawn in October 2009, for U.S. President Barack Obama and others, as part of a concert titled the "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latin."
Musicians in Los Lobos include Steve Berlin (horns and keyboards), David Hidalgo (accordion, fiddle, guitar and vocals), Conrad Lozano (bass, guitar and vocals), Louie Perez (chordophone, drums, guitar and vocals) and Cesar Rosas (bass, guitar and vocals).
Los Lobos performed for the movie soundtracks for 1987's "La Bamba" and 1995's "Desperado." The group won Grammy Awards in 1983 (Best Mexican-American Performance), 1987 (Best Mexican-American Performance) and 1987 (Best Pop Instrumental Performance).
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- The Mexican-American rock band has been nominated for two more Grammy Awards.
- And they have signed a deal to join rock megastar Eric Clapton on tour in 2011. Ay caramba!
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