Los Super Seven

Los Super Seven is a predominantly Latin American supergroup which debuted in 1998. Organized by manager Dan Goodman, the collective has issued three albums to date, with wildly varying personnel; no one player features on all three releases with the exception of Ruben Ramos, (aka El Gato Negro, an American Tejano music performer). The group won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album in 1999 for its self-titled album. Their musical style has changed with each incarnation, blending sounds from Tejano, mariachi, Cuban, Afro-Peruvian, Brazilian, blues, rhythm and blues, country, jazz and rock. The personnel included the members of The Texas Tornados, Los Lobos, Calexico, Ozomatli, and other famed musicians. Los Super Seven is a studio album released by supergroup Los Super Seven. It was released in September 15, 1998 by RCA Nashville. Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiménez, both from Texas Tornados, formed Los Super Seven, along Joe Ely, Rick Trevino, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas (of the Los Lobos' fame), and Tejano vocalist Ruben Ramos. The album peaked at number-one in the Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart and reached top ten in the Billboard Top Latin Song chart. Los Super Seven earned them the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance at the 41st Grammy Awards. A portion of the proceeds of the album were destined to the National Council of La Raza a non-profit organization that represents Latino interests and causes. Discography Los Super Seven (1998) Canto (2001) Heard It on the X (2005) Members on Los Super Seven Joe Ely – guitar, vocals Freddy Fender – vocals David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals Flaco Jimenez – accordion, vocals Ruben Ramos – vocals Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals Rick Treviño – guitar, vocals Doug Sahm – vocals Max Baca – bajo sexto, vocals Joel Guzman – accordion, vocals Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos) – Producer Rick Clark – Music consultant Dan Goodman – Executive producer Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer Members on Canto Wil-Dog Abers (of Ozomatli) – bass Susana Baca – vocals David Hidalgo – bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, drums, vocals, requinto Raul Malo (of the Mavericks) – vocals Ruben Ramos – vocals Rick Treviño – vocals Cesar Rosas – bass, guitar, vocals, guitarron, jarana Alberto Salas – piano, arranger Caetano Veloso – guitar, vocals Conrad Lozano (of Los Lobos) – guitarron Louie Perez (of Los Lobos) Cougar Estrada (of Los Lobos) – percussion, drums Steve Berlin – (of Los Lobos) Producer Rick Clark – Music consultant Dan Goodman – Executive producer Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer Members on Heard It on the X Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown – guitar, vocals Rodney Crowell – vocals Joe Ely – vocals Freddy Fender – vocals John Hiatt – vocals Lyle Lovett – vocals Raul Malo – vocals Ruben Ramos – vocals Delbert McClinton – vocals Rick Trevino – vocals Joey Burns (of Calexico) – nylon-string acoustic guitar, electric bass, upright bass, piano, arranger John Convertino (of Calexico) – drums, percussion Paul Niehaus (of Calexico) – pedal steel guitar, baritone electric guitar, 6-string bass guitar Jacob Valenzuela (of Calexico) – trumpet Martin Wenk (of Calexico) – trumpet, vibes, claves Volker Zander (of Calexico) – upright bass Flaco Jimenez – accordion Denny Freeman – electric guitar, piano John Contreras – acoustic guitar, vihuela Max Baca – bajo sexto, backing vocals Augie Meyers – piano Hunt Sales – drums Redd Volkaert – electric guitar Charlie Sexton – guitars, lap steel guitar, piano, percussion, producer Rick Clark, Dan Goodman, Charlie Sexton – Producers Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer Texas Treefort Studios – Recording complex, Austin TX Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.