Alejandro Escovedo in concert, 2007

Alejandro Escovedo is an American musician. He is from a very musical family that has generated several professional musicians, including longtime Prince collaborator Sheila E (who is Escovedo's niece). Escovedo began performing in the first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, with Delphine Neid, Jennifer Miro, and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. After Escovedo's departure, The Nuns recorded an album on Posh Boy Records, but had little commercial success. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for a member of the highest ranks of the aristocracy or the nobility. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Nuns are an indie/punk band from the North-West of England. ... Delphine Neid was bassist for The Nuns. ... Jennifer Miro, aka Mistress Jennifer, is lead singer for San Francisco first-wave punk rock band The Nuns, in which Alejandro Escovedo, Sheila Es uncle, got his start. ... Jeff Olener was lead singer of first-wave San Francisco punk rock band The Nuns in the 1980s and 1990s. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Posh Boy Records was a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Robbie Fields, a sometime high school substitute teacher who took an interest in the emerging punk rock scene in Orange County, California during the early 1980s. ...

In the 1980s Escovedo moved to Austin, Texas, where he adapted a roots rock/alternative country style in the bands Rank and File (with Chip and Tony Kinman) and the True Believers (with his brother Javier and Jon Dee Graham). However, it was with the release of his first solo albums, "Gravity" in 1992 and "Thirteen Years" in 1994, and on through his sixth album, A Man Under the Influence (produced in 2001), that he found his true voice. Although he has yet to crossover to any type of mainstream audience, he has a huge underground following, and many popular artists cite Escovedo as a strong influence. No Depression magazine named him Artist of the Decade of the 1990s. Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County, Williamson County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Matt Hillyer of Texas-based Eleven Hundred Springs Alternative country is a term applied to various subgenres of country music. ... Jon Dee Grahamis a musician, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... No Depression is a bi-monthly magazine which covers the genre of Alternative Country music. ...

In 2003, after having lived with Hepatitis-C for many years, Alejandro fell critically ill and nearly died. In his long road to recovery, he faced increasing medical bills. Without medical insurance, Escovedo could not pay the substantial medical bills. Friends and admirers around the country organized benefit shows to help the songwriter. This effort grew into the album Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo, a two-disc set whose proceeds benefit the Alejandro Escovedo Medical and Living Expense Fund. Contributing musicians included Steve Earle, Jon Dee Graham, Lucinda Williams, John Cale, Jennifer Warnes, Ian Hunter, The Jayhawks, and Son Volt, as well as family members Pete Escovedo, Javier Escovedo and niece Sheila E. Hepatitis C is a blood-borne, infectious, viral disease that is caused by a hepatotropic virus called Hepatitis C virus (HCV). ... Steve Earle (born Stephen Fain Earle January 17, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, well known for his rock and country music, as well as for his political views. ... Jon Dee Grahamis a musician, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter. ... John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. ... Drawing of Jennifer Warnes on the cover of her 1982 collection The Best of Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until the band broke up in 1974. ... Hailing from Minneapolis, the Jayhawks are a band playing a style of alt-country and roots rock with elements of folk. ... Son Volt Son Volt is a popular music group formed by Jay Farrar in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1994, after the breakup of the band Uncle Tupelo. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), better known as Sheila E., is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. ...

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His latest release, Boxing Mirror, came out on May 2, 2006 and included many of the songs he has promoted with his latest band, The Alejandro Escovedo String Quintet, including Jon Dee Graham. Escovedo went on a short tour with the Quintet, which included a date at Carnegie Hall in early December. Escovedo also has been writing new songs with Chuck Prophet recently. Escovedo's song "Castanets" appeared on the iPod playlist of George W. Bush [1], prompting a three year self-imposed ban on live performances of the song. Jon Dee Grahamis a musician, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... Chuck Prophet is an American singer, songwriter and electric guitarist based in San Francisco. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

Discography

Albums

• Gravity (1992)
• Thirteen Years (1994)
• With These Hands (1996)
• More Miles Than Money: Live 1994-1996 (1998)
• Bourbonitis Blues (1999)
• A Man Under the Influence (2001)
• By the Hand of the Father (2002)
• The Boxing Mirror (2006)

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See also

• Music of Austin

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External links

• Alejandro Escovedo's website
• Posh Boy Records
• 5 Star review for The Boxing Mirror
• Alejandro Escovedo at MusicBrainz