Peter "Pete" Michael Escovedo (born 13 July 1935 in Pittsburg, California

Pittsburg, California

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) is a Mexican

Mexican people

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-American

United States

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 musician

Musician

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 percussionist.

Biography

With his two brothers, Pete formed Escovedo Bros Latin Jazz Sextet, before Santana

Carlos Santana

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...

 hired Pete and Coke Escovedo for his group

Santana (band)

Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...

.
He led the 14-24 piece Latin Big band Azteca

Azteca (Band)

Azteca was an American Latin rock/jazz fusion group formed in 1972, started by Coke Escovedo and his brother Pete Escovedo, who had just finished stints with Latin rock pioneering band Santana...

.

Father to musician Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E., and Peter Michael Escovedo

Peter Michael Escovedo

Peter Michael Escovedo is an Emmy-award nominated percussionist and musical director. Born 7 July 1961, in Alameda County, California, he is also known as Peter Michael Escovedo III....

 (Wayne Brady Show Band Leader) and brother to fellow recording artists Alejandro Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo

Alejandro Escovedo is an American singer-songwriter.-Biography:The son of Mexican immigrants to Texas, Escovedo is from a family that boasts several professional musicians, including brothers Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo, and Sheila E...

, Coke Escovedo

Coke Escovedo

Coke Escovedo was an American percussionist born April 30, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Coke Escovedo first rose to prominence in 1969 as a member of Santana. Coke would be a featured on Santana's) Santana III album. In early 1972 Coke formed Azteca along with his brother Pete Escovedo...

, Javier Escovedo, Bobby Escovedo and Mario Escovedo (The Dragons

The Dragons (band)

The Dragons was a rock band based in San Diego, California, that released six CDs between 1991 and 2005. The band was notably fronted by singer/guitarist Mario Escovedo, whose musical family also includes Alejandro Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Javier Escovedo , Coke Escovedo, Paris Escovedo and Sheila E...

). He is the biological grandfather of Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie

Nicole Camille Richie is an American fashion designer, author, actress, singer and television personality. Her father was Peter Michael Escovedo, a musician who played for a brief time with Lionel Richie, and her mother Karen was the executive assistant for Sheila Escovedo...

, daughter of son Peter Michael Escovedo.

Discography

• 1977: Solo Two (Fantasy Records
  Fantasy Records
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  )
• 1978: Happy Together (Fantasy Records
  Fantasy Records
  Fantasy Records is a United States-based record label that was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. They had previously operated a record-pressing plant called Circle Record Company before forming the Fantasy label...
  
  )
• 1982: Island (EsGo/Fantasy)
• 1985: Yesterday's Memories: Tomorrow's Dreams (Concord Crossover)
• 1987: Mister E (Concord Crossover)
• 1995: Flying South (Concord Picante)
• 1997: E Street (Concord Jazz)
• 2000: E Musica (Concord Jazz)
• 2001: Whatcha Gonna Do [live] (Concord Jazz)
• 2003: Live