Tejanos Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs with “Monkey See Monkey Do” (https://youtu.be/bxVk1MS_AeU?si=KT43NoKpnjBycO1T) from their performance in the 1965 musical comedy “When the Boys Meet the Girls”
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The very missed Ritchie Valens with “Rockin’ All Night” (https://youtu.be/jzNcQ-npZSA?si=GQ1M2hWHsYdJ5SsQ). I highly recommend checking out Valens’s posthumous album “Concert at Pacoima Jr. High” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL07E3E62E4F071A66&si=wvqDgsD2p88TV7PR). He was absolutely magical live.
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Next we have “El Rock De La Carcel” by pioneers of Rock en Español Enrique Guzmán y Los Teen Tops (https://youtu.be/nesyGNZjNCE?si=Ecd60CGRvwWFLn97) like a lot of early Rock en Español music it’s a cover of a popular English language song (Elvis’s “Jailhouse Rock”)
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Alejandra Guzmán AKA La Reina de Corazones (and daughter of Enrique Guzmán) with a live version of her hit “Luz de Luna” (https://youtu.be/ulsOdkxBzIM?si=BriTGfcbzEm7_C05) Despite not releasing any new music since 2024’s “Nueve Vidas” (https://youtu.be/0J62_xS1fhc?si=NAv4bNIGHY-yoWyX) she’s been busy touring both English and Spanish speaking areas.
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The Warning is a hard rock band from Monterrey, Mexico comprised of sisters Daniela, Paulina and Alejandra Villarreal Vélez. “Automatic Sun” (https://youtu.be/wR6FuqYNJ3Q?si=kFOGx6FQ_c6jSYZD) is from their excellent 2024 album “Keep Me Fed” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k7NHiH3krDirwAVFYr8B1adrr3wLCxgLA&si=b8hnfWdZvyzApuID).
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Los Apson (later known as Polo y Los Apson) was an early Mexican rock band from Aguaprieta, Sonora, Mexico that started off working for tv stations as a house band doing Spanish language versions of english rock & roll songs. “No Encontrarás” (https://youtu.be/ZfXgbRyE6Pk?si=SzIT1uvJZxwmlDSh) is actually a song that never made it on to any of their official albums but it was released about a decade ago by the band’s official YouTube channel
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