Los Lobos weren’t an obvious choice to turn a cover of Ritchie Valens’ '50s-era hit “La Bamba” into one of the songs of the summer in 1987. They’d been around since the ’70s, releasing critically ...

In recording its “The Neighborhood” album, Los Lobos wrestled with questions of artistic purity and commercial compromise. This story was originally published on Sept. 2, 1990. “THERE’S NO SUCCESS ...

On June 30, 1987, Slash/Warner Bros. released the soundtrack to the film La Bamba, a biopic about Ritchie Valens, a Chicano rock pioneer who died in the same 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly ...

Kiko is still Los Lobos' most unusual yet satisfying album, a moment when the power and mystery of their music found their fullest flowering amid producer Mitchell Froom's off-the-wall pop atmospheres ...

For Los Lobos, the No. 1 hit “La Bamba” was both a boon and a bane. Los Lobos happily performed the title song for the 1987 movie about Richie Valens. As America’s leading Mexican-American band, Los ...

Los Lobos flirted with big-time success in 1987, when their version of “La Bamba” went to the top of the charts around the world. Thirteen studio albums, four live albums and three greatest hits ...

While I have seen Los Lobos perform numerous times, I have never seen this band from Los Angeles play their biggest hit, “La Bamba.” That song, from the 1987 film of the same name, was a colossal hit, ...

A stage musical about pioneering Chicano rock & roller Ritchie Valens is in the works, with Los Lobos’ Louie Pérez and David Hidalgo on board to provide original music alongside Valens’ hits. Come On, ...

When Los Lobos loaded into City Winery in Chicago back in February, it was equal parts rock show and commemoration. The East L.A. band was in town to perform and be interviewed for a special live ...

but the lesson required more than a bit of introspection. ”It was a big surprise to everyone,” Los Lobos singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David Hidalgo says of the group`s sole hit single, ...