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Los Lobos is an United States|American rock band,
heavily influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex and
Tejano|Tex-Mex, country music, folk music|folk,
R&B, blues, and traditional Spanish and Mexican
music such as boleros and norteño
(music)|norteños. 

Los Lobos released an independent EP in the late
1970s, and a second EP in 1983 in music|1983.
Their first major record label|label critically
acclaimed release was 1984 in music|1984's T-Bone
Burnett produced, How Will the Wolf Survive?. In
the years that followed, Los Lobos released a
followup album entitled By the Light of the Moon,
and . It was also at that time that they recorded
some Ritchie Valens covers for the soundtrack to
the film La Bamba (movie)|La Bamba, including the
title track which became a number one single for
the band. In 1988 they followed with another
album, La Pistola y el Corazón featuring original
and classical norteño songs. Seen as akin to
commercial suicide, the album sold poorly. 

In the late 1980s and early 1990s the band toured
extensively throughout the world, opening for such
acts as Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead.

Los Lobos returned with The Neighborhood in 1990
in music|1990, and the creative and wildly
experimental Kiko (produced by Mitchell Froom) in
1992 in music|1992.  In 1991, the band contributed
a lively cover of Bertha, a song which they often
performed live, to the Grateful Dead tribute/rain
forest benefit album Deadicated.

On the band's 20 year anniversary, they released a
two CD collection of singles, out-takes, live
recordings and hits entitled Just Another Band
From East L.A.  

In 1995 in music|1995, Los Lobos released the
children's record Papa's Dream on Music for Little
People Records. The band also scored the film
Desperado and contributed tracks to several other
soundtracks and tribute albums.

In 1996 in music|1996, the band released Colossal
Head. In spite of the fact that the album was
critically acclaimed, Warner Brothers decided to
drop the band from their roster. Los Lobos spent
the next few years on side projects. 

Los Lobos signed to Hollywood Records in 1999 in
music|1999, and released This Time. Hollywood also
reissued 1977 in music|1977's Del Este de Los
Angeles. 

In 2000 in music|2000, Rhino
Entertainment|Rhino/Warner Brothers|Warner
Archives released the Cancionero: Mas y Mas box
set. 

In 2002 in music|2002, the band released their
Mammoth Records debut, Good Morning Aztlan.

They released The Ride in 2004 in music|2004.

Los Lobos released its first full-length live-show
DVD Live at The Fillmore in 2004. The DVD captures
the band's act over a two-day period in July at
the famed San Francisco venue.

Band members include David Hidalgo, Steve Berlin,
Conrad Lozano, Cesar Rosas, and Louie Pérez.

On the night of October 23, 1999, while the band
was on tour, Sandra Rosas, wife of Cesar Rosas,
was kidnapped from her house and she was never
found again. Gabriel Gomez was accused and
sentenced for her kidnapping and murder.

The Spanish language|Spanish name Los Lobos means
The Wolves, but Lobos in Mexico are also people of
mixed African and Amerindian racial descent, see
Zambo.

==Discography==
*...And a Time to Dance, 1983  
*How Will the Wolf Survive?, 1984  
*La Bamba Original Soundtrack, 1987  
*By the Light of the Moon, 1987  
*La Pistola y El Corazon, 1988
*The Neighborhood, 1990  
*Kiko, 1992
*Music For Papa's Dream, 1995 
*Colossal Head, 1996 
*This Time, 1999 
*Del Este de Los Angeles (Just Another Band From
East L.A.), 2000  
*Good Morning Aztlán, 2002
*The Ride, 2004
*Ride This, 2004