La Sombra
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La Sombra de Chicago or La Sombra de Tony Guerrero is a Tejano
band originally from Chicago, IL. The group was widely popular during the late 1980s and most of the 1990s, often described as "the number one show band in the U.S.A." and "the world." La Sombra is credited with over 20 major studio releases from 1984 to 1996. Although the band originated from suburban Aurora, Illinois, they gained national acclaim when they moved their base from the Chicago area to Corpus Christi, Texas
. Numerous appearances on the nationally syndicated "The Johnny Canales
Show" garnered them a tremendous following that enabled them to be dubbed "The Number One showband" of their time.
"La Sombra" was fronted by founder Tony Guerrero, who along with younger brother Gavino, gave the group its distinctive break-through sound.
The group's high-energy sound and stage presentation garnered them national prestige through the late 1980s and early 90's. After a variety of line-up changes, "La Sombra" released their last original recording in 1995(Numerous greatest hits compilations have followed).
The style and energy "La Sombra" introduced to the fairly conservative world of the cumbia and tejano music scenes is still felt some 25 years after their record breaking success. The widely popular "Kumbia Kings"( who have since disbanded to a variety of Urban pop-tejano ventures) credit "La Sombra" as their influence for the flamboyant in-your-face musical presentation. Founding members of Kumbia Kings Cruz Martinez and Alex Ramirez were members of "La Sombra" during the band's final recording years.
"La Sombra" reunited for a number of shows in late 2008.
Tejano music
Tejano music or Tex-Mex music is the name given to various forms of folk and popular music originating among the Mexican-American populations of Central and Southern Texas...
band originally from Chicago, IL. The group was widely popular during the late 1980s and most of the 1990s, often described as "the number one show band in the U.S.A." and "the world." La Sombra is credited with over 20 major studio releases from 1984 to 1996. Although the band originated from suburban Aurora, Illinois, they gained national acclaim when they moved their base from the Chicago area to Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
. Numerous appearances on the nationally syndicated "The Johnny Canales
Johnny Canales
Johnny Canales is a former Tejano singer, and was host of the popular show titled "The Johnny Canales Show". Canales is credited with one of the first live performances of Selena by her thirteenth birthday. He took Selena y Los Dinos for their first concerts in Mexico...
Show" garnered them a tremendous following that enabled them to be dubbed "The Number One showband" of their time.
"La Sombra" was fronted by founder Tony Guerrero, who along with younger brother Gavino, gave the group its distinctive break-through sound.
The group's high-energy sound and stage presentation garnered them national prestige through the late 1980s and early 90's. After a variety of line-up changes, "La Sombra" released their last original recording in 1995(Numerous greatest hits compilations have followed).
The style and energy "La Sombra" introduced to the fairly conservative world of the cumbia and tejano music scenes is still felt some 25 years after their record breaking success. The widely popular "Kumbia Kings"( who have since disbanded to a variety of Urban pop-tejano ventures) credit "La Sombra" as their influence for the flamboyant in-your-face musical presentation. Founding members of Kumbia Kings Cruz Martinez and Alex Ramirez were members of "La Sombra" during the band's final recording years.
"La Sombra" reunited for a number of shows in late 2008.
Discography
- Mi Guerita Coca-Cola (1984)
- Where's the Beef? (1984)
- No Hay Derecho (1985)
- Eres Tu-Muchachita (1985)
- Sombra Love (1985)
- Botoncito De Cariño (1986)
- All I Could Do Was Cry (1986)
- From the Streets of Chicago (1987)
- La Rebelde (1987)
- Strikes Again (1988)
- Chicago's Wild Side (1988)
- One of a Kind (1989)
- The Chi-Town Boys R Back (1989)
- Good Boys Wear White (1990)
- Porque Te Quiero (1991)
- Intocable (1992)
- Ilusiones (1993)
- Caliente Dulce Amor (1994)
- Mas Que Todo (1995)
- Alborotados (1997)
- Todo Me Recuerda a Ti (1999)
Compilations
- Double Shot (1988)
- Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (1990)
- Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1991)
- Awesome (1991)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1991)
- Lo Mejor (1993)
- 10th Anniversary (1994)
- Our Very Best (1995)
- Las Mejores Cumbias (1995)
- 30 Greatest Hits (1997)
- 30 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (2000)
- In Concert (2001)
- 30 Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (2002)
- The Original Recordings (2004)
- Mano a Mano (2004)
- 20 Exitos de Recuerdo (2005)
- The Original Recordings 2 (2005)
Band members
- Tony Guerrero - Lead Vocals, Accordion
- Gavino Guerrero - Lead and Background Vocals, Trumpet
- Cruz Guerrero - Keyboard, Background Vocals
- Albert "Tiger" Diaz - Trumpet, Saxophone
- Rene Limas - Keyboard
- Jesse Huerta - Drums, Background Vocals
- Jose "Pepper" Gonzales - Guitars
- Harvey Gonzales - Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
- Alex Ramirez - Keyboard, Accordion
- Ray Talamantez Jr. - Trumpet, Saxophone
- Alex (Chuco) Gutierrez- Keyboards, Vocals
- Adam Vargas - Guitars
- Cruz MartínezCruz MartínezCruz Martínez is a Mexican American musician and multi gold and platinum record producer. He is a former member of the Tejano band La Sombra. In 1999 he co-created the cumbia music group Los Kumbia Kings with A.B. Quintanilla. In 2007 he created the band Los Super Reyes...
- Keyboard - Andrew Maes - Background Vocals
- Bobby Rios - Bass Guitar
- Roland GutierrezRoland GutierrezRolando Gutierrez is best known as a keyboardist and music producer with credits from DJ Kane, Jennifer Pena, Chris Pérez Band, Thalía and Verónica Castro just to name a few with two of his productions earning Latin Grammy nominations.-Career:Gutierrez began playing piano at the age of 15 and was...
- Keyboard - Jesse Colon - Trumpet (1981–1984)