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"Voices of Latin Rock- The People
and Events That Created This Sound"
by Jim McCarthy with Ron Sansoe, Hal-Leonard (2004)
Although the book
is mainly about the Latin rock boom of the late 60s and early
70s in San Francisco, it also covers East L.A. and Chicano bands
with some detail on El Chicano. Other East L.A. bands
mentioned include Thee Midniters featuring
Little Willie G., Cannibal & the Headhunters, Macondo,
Tierra, Redbone, Yaqui, The Village Callers, and my 70s band, Tango. It also
mentions the Eastside bands that followed in the late 70s/early
80s; Cruzados, Los Illegals,
and Los Lobos.
"A World of Its Own- Race, Labor,
and Citrus in the Making of Greater Los Angeles, 1900-1970"
by Matt Garcia, University of North Carolina Press (2001)
Includes a chapter which focuses on two major Chicano/Latin
dance and show venues,
Rainbow Gardens in Pomona and the El Monte Legion Stadium.
The Mixtures, Thee Midniters,
Ronnie & the Casuals, and Rosie & the Originals, among
others are featured or mentioned.
"Urban
Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers-
Overlooked
Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of 60s Rock"
by Richie Unterberger, Miller Freeman Books (2000)
Includes
a chapter about East L.A. Chicano rock band of the 60s and
beyond, Thee Midniters.
"The Old Barrio Guide
To Low Rider Music, 1950 - 1975"
by Ruben Molina, Mictlan Publishing, in its third edition
with more to come.
Included are many
Chicano and "Eastside Sound" bands and vocalists related to this
website.
"Chicano Soul-
Recordings & History of An American Culture"
by Ruben Molina, Mictlan Publishing (2007)-
After clicking on the link above, click on
"take a tour of the book" to see a synopsis and
see sample pages of the book.
Includes many
Chicano and "Eastside Sound" bands and vocalists related to this
website. It also has photos of many of the artists and
scans of their records.
"Mexican
and Chicano Music"
by José "Pepe" Villarino, The McGraw Hill Publishing
Companies, Inc.- Primus Custom Publishing (1996), second edition
(1999)
Has part of a
chapter devoted to the life and career of Lalo Guerrero.
"The Oracle of DelFi- My
Life In Music with Ritchie Valens, Sam Cooke, Frank Zappa,
Barry White and other legends"
by Bob Keane, DelFi International Books, Los Angeles, California
(2006)
As the title
implies, there's a lot of information on Ritchie Valens.
Also mentioned are other Chicano and East L.A. musical artists
that worked with Bob Keane, including Little Ray Jimenez,
Ronnie & the Casuals, and The Sisters.
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