"Mexican
Americans in Los Angeles"- a new book just published,
written by Alex Moreno Areyan, which celebrates the history of
Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles. Areyan spotlights
Mexican-Americans who have contributed to the history and
culture of Los Angeles in areas such as entertainment and the
arts, sports, education, the military, politics, and community
activism. The book is filled with archival photographs of
the people and landmarks that make up the cultural landscape of
Chicano Los Angeles. Alex Areyan is a retired human
resources administrator and author of "Mexican- Americans in
Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach." My dad, the late Lalo
Guerrero, my brother Dan, and I are in the book in the
entertainment and arts chapter, along with other Chicano music
artists, El Chicano, Geri Gonzalez, Don Tosti, Andy Russell,
Ritchie Valens, Chan Romero, and my teenage band, Mark & the
Escorts. The book is available at Borders, Barnes & Noble,
and on amazon.com.
"Stand
and Deliver" CD
Tribute to
Educator Jaime Escalante "Stand and Deliver" CD now available-
The new CD, compiled and released by East L.A.'s legendary
singer Little Ray Jimenez, aka Monchie Jimenez, features tracks
by the Delgado Brothers, Chico, Steve Salas, Geri Gonzalez,
Elijah, Chan Romero, yours truly, and other Chicano and Eastside
luminaries. Proceeds go to the legendary Garfield High
School teacher who was portrayed in the motion picture "Stand
and Deliver" by Edward James Olmos. Escalante, who taught
and inspired a generation of students in East L.A., is very ill
and facing mounting medical bills. For more info contact
Vista Entertainment at (323) 888-9884 or
vistaent@pacbell.net.
James
Madison Elementary School
Mark Guerrero performed and read
for 3rd and 4th graders at James Madison Elementary in Indio, CA
on March 2, 2010
Mark Interviewed on
PoPMatters
pc
Muñoz Interview with
Mark Guerrero on PoPMatters website-
Great piece (article/interview) on
Mark Guerrero by artist/producer pc Muñoz. The
interview is in the form of five questions, the same ones asked
of all his subjects. Some previous interviewees on PC's
"Verse-Chorus-Verse" column include Rosanne Cash, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Ingrid
Chavez. Click
here for Mark's interview on the PopMatters website.
Mark
Guerrero & pc Muñoz (2016)
Mark Guerrero
compilation CDs available
Mark Guerrero Solo & with Tango 1972 to 1974
On the Boulevard Anthology 1979 to 1988
"On the Boulevard
Anthology 1979 to 1988"
is available for download at these links on
itunes
and
amazon.com
Mark Guerrero Solo & with Tango is currently not available.
Lalo
Guerrero's Classic "Pancho Claus" available as a
download!
A Lalo Guerrero Christmas compilation album is now available at
amazon.com. The 9-song
collection is called "Pancho Claus & Other Holiday Favorites."
You can purchase the songs individually or all together as an
album. It three different versions of "Pancho
Claus," the original from 1956, a 1969 version with Mark
Guerrero, Rick Rosas, and Ernie Hernandez as the backup band,
and a 1981 version with Conrad Lozano and David Hidalgo of Los
Lobos backing Lalo. Other songs on the collection include
"Christmas In Mexico," "Mario From the Barrio," "La Tamalada,"
"Las Posadas," "Regalo de Navidad," and "Feliz Año Nuevo."
"Pancho Claus & Other Holiday Favorites"
"Pancho Claus & Other
Holiday Favorites can be purchased at these links:
Chicano
Rock: The Sounds of East Los Angeles"- The documentary
aired for the first time on December 14, 2008 on PBS nationally.
It will air again in many markets. Scroll down to see the flyer with more info on the documentary,
which is narrated by Edward James Olmos and features Lalo
Guerrero, Don Tosti, Ritchie Valens, the Premiers, Cannibal
& the Headhunters, the Midniters, Mark Guerrero, El Chicano,
Tierra, the Brat, Los Lobos, Ozomatli, Los Illegals, Queztal,
and others! The documentary was produced, written, directed,
and edited by Jon Wilkman. For more information go to
wilkman.com. To read my review of the documentary, click
here.
Trini Lopez Presents Latin Music Legends
On Tuesday, November
11, 2008 there was a taping of the PBS special at the
historic Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. It was aired
on PBS stations starting in February of 2009.
"Trini Lopez
Presents Latin Music Legends"
A PBS special which was
taped on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Orpheum Theater
in downtown Los Angeles.
Performing "live" on
stage:
Trini Lopez
El Chicano
Tierra
Thee Midniters
with special guest Little Willie G.
The Gregg Rolie
Band
Tribute to Lalo
Guerrero
Featuring Mark Guerrero
On video tape will be
performances by:
Los Lobos
Latin Music Legends DVD
"Trini Lopez Presents Latin Music Legends" DVD- The television
special, which began airing in 2009 on PBS stations across the
country. The show first
aired on the PBS Riverside, California affiliate KVCR on Friday,
August 14th at 9 p.m. The DVD was available from PBS
during the airings and contains performances that did not air on
television. See the DVD front and back covers
below. The back cover shows the lineup of artists.
Update: (This DVD is no longer available)
Video of Mark performing "Los Chucos Suaves" at the
Orpheum Theater
words & music by Lalo Guerrero
Mark Guerrero Interview on the East L.A. Music Scene
of the 60s
Interview with Mark Guerrero
by Al Guerrero (no relation) a.k.a. AlDesmadre
at LAeastside.com. The website is dedicated to all things
East L.A. Writers put up articles, readers send in thoughts
about and memories of good ol' East L.A. Mark reminisces
about the East L.A. music scene of the 60s and the music
scene in general. Included are many show fliers
and photos from the era. Click
here to read part one of the interview conducted by phone
in May 2009. Click
here
to read part two. (Click where it says "more"
below the photo of Mark & the Escorts to get to part two
of the interview.)
New
Chan Romero CD and Singles
One of Chan's new singles
is a Mark Guerrero song,
"Rockin' Like There's No Tomorrow."
American Legion
Hall- Palm Springs
Jam Session for American Legion Building fund-
On March
21, 2010
Mark Guerrero
performed for the American Legion in Palm Springs to raise money
for the legion. Also performing were Trini Lopez, Pat
Rizzo, and other local performers.
Indio Performing Arts Center
Coachella Valley
Latino Film Festival- The festival took place during the
weekend of December 4, 5, and 6, 2009, at the Indio
Performing Arts Center (IPAC), in Indio, California.
It featured international films and filmmakers from Latino countries around
the world, as well as Chicano films from the U.S. "Trini Lopez Presents Latin Music Legends"
screened on Sunday, December 6th as the festival's closing film. The film features
live musical performances by Trini Lopez, Tierra, El Chicano,
Mark Guerrero, Thee Midniters with Little Willie G., and the
Greg Rolie Band. Mark Guerrero performed a four song
acoustic set with Jerry Salas of El Chicano "live" at the
event on Sunday, December 6th.
Jerry Salas & Mark
Guerrero Perform El Chicano's "Tell Her She's Lovely"
Grammy Museum- Los
Angeles
Mark's "I'm Brown" in Exhibit
Mark Guerrero in the new Grammy Museum in Los Angeles-
From November of 2008 to September 2009, Mark Guerrero's 45 rpm record and original lyric manuscript
of his 1972 song "I'm Brown" were on display at the
Grammy Museum in Los Angeles as part of an exhibit called
"Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom."
In the same display along with the 45 and lyric were the
mid-60s "West Coast Eastside Revue" compilation LP that
includes East L.A. bands Mark & the Escorts (Mark's band
from 1963 to 1966), Cannibal & the Headhunters, the
Premiers, the Blendells, the Jaguars with the Salas
Brothers, and others. Also in the display was a flyer of "The first Chicano
Rock Concert," which took place at Cal State Los Angeles
in 1972. Artists who performed that day and are on the
flyer are: El Chicano, Tierra, Mark Guerrero with the Mudd
Brothers, Carmen Moreno, and Elijah. A photo of Mark's
1973 band, Tango, was at the top of the display and a photo
of Luis Valdez' Teatro Campesino was in the middle. Valdez
wrote and performed plays in support of Cesar Chavez' farm
workers movement in the 60s and 70s. Luis went on to
write and direct the play and movie "Zoot Suit."
See a photo of the display below. (There's a little
glare in the photo due to lights on the opposite exhibit.)
Belvedere Park
East Los Angeles
November 15, 2009
Metro Goldline
East Los Angeles Extension Celebration- On Sunday, November
15, 2009 there was a concert at Belvedere Park in East Los
Angeles at the celebration of the opening East L.A. Metro
Goldline stations. The performers included Tierra, Lysa
Flores, Cava, Monte Carlo 76, and Anthony Baray. Mark
Guerrero performed a four-song acoustic solo set as a surprise
guest.
Benefit Concert
Paloma Room
Montebello, CA
November 15, 2009
Paloma Room
(formerly the Montebello Inn)-
On Sunday, November 15, 2009 there was a benefit concert in
memory of vocalist/musician Pete Perez featuring El Chicano,
Thee Midniters, Paris Escovedo, Soto, and others. Mark
Guerrero attended and performed with El Chicano who invited him
on stage. Poncho Sanchez (congas), Victor Pantoja
(congas), Joey Guerra (formerly of Tierra), and Sal
Rodriguez of War (timbales) sat in. It was a great
musical night for a worthy cause. See the flyer below
and a 7 minute and 47 second video of the event, including
an all star jam of "Tell Her She's Lovely" with El
Chicano, on you tube below the flyer.
El Chicano's "Tell Her She's Lovely" All Star Jam at
6:25 minute mark
Barrio Station
San Diego, CA
November 8, 2009
On Sunday, November 8, 2009 there
was an event at Barrio Station in San Diego, California, which
included a screening of
"Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" documentary, a solo acoustic
performance by Mark Guerrero, and a performance of four Lalo Guerrero songs with
Mark backed by local San Diego musicians.
San Diego Mesa
College
Mark Guerrero
lecture/performance-
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at San
Diego Mesa College. The presentation
included video clips, a slide show, audio clips, and solo
acoustic performance.
Grammy Museum- Los
Angeles
A Screening of
"Chicano Rock: The Sounds of East Los Angeles"
The screening of the
documentary was on Thursday afternoon, September 24,
2009 at 2 p.m. After the screening there was a panel
discussion with Jon Wilkman (producer/director of the documentary),
Mark Guerrero, Max Uballez (founder and leader of Eastside
Sound pioneers the Romancers), and Tom Waldman (co-author of
the book "Land of a Thousand Dances").
left to right-
Tom Waldman, Mark, Max Uballez, Bobby Avila, Robert
Zapata, and Charlie Muñoz
National Hispanic
University
San Jose, California
July 2, 2009
Mark Guerrero gave a
lecture/performance on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at National
Hispanic University in San Jose, California
as part of their "Distinguished Speaker Series."
