Los Lonely Boys are American Grammy-winning musical group from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music which they dub as Texican Rock n' Roll, combining elements of rock and roll, blues, soul, country, and Tejano. Their influences include Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, and Ritchie Valens. The group frequently headlines tours, and has also performed with music legends such as Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones, Tim McGraw, Ronnie Milsap and Carlos Santana. Their most recent tour included shows with the Doobie Brothers, Indigenous, and the Rolling Stones. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Los Lonely Boys is the eponymous debut album by the American trio rock group of the same title, released on March 30, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... 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The band consists of three brothers: Henry, Jojo, and Ringo Garza. They have followed the tradition of their father, Enrique Garza Sr., who also was in a band made up of his brothers called The Falcones, which played conjunto music in southern Texas during the 70s and 80s. Henry, Jojo, and Ringo sang backup for their father during his solo career, even before they were teenagers. Tejano is also the name of Texans of Spanish origin. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...

Musical Career

Moving to Nashville in the 1990s, the three brothers emerged as a group and, after moving back to Texas, recorded their debut album in 2003 in Austin at Willie Nelson's Pedernales recording studio. The album was initially released by Or Music and later acquired by Epic Records for distribution in March 2004. Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: , Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ...

The group's single, "Heaven", reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100; crossing over even to the Hot Country Songs chart, where it peaked at #48. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2005. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal has been awarded since 1966. ...

In 2005, the group recorded an earlier song of theirs, "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love," with Santana for his album All That I Am. More Than Love was nominated for a Grammy for 2006, as was Onda. The Sacred CD features the song "Outlaws". In a very interesting "closing of the circle", Enrique Garza Sr., sings the verse about the "missing outlaws, just like me". Willie Nelson, (who is credited on the 2004 album) also provides a verse which makes reference to his hit, "On The Road Again". All That I Am is the follow-up album to Santanas 2002 studio release Shaman. ... Sacred was released on July 18, 2006. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

In 2007, Los Lonely Boys participated in Amnesty International's "Make Some Noise" project. Their cover of John Lennon's "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is the second single from the "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur." The song released on iTunes April 17, with the entire album available on June 12 courtesy of Warner Bros. Records. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is noteworthy as John Lennon's only US number one solo single while he was alive. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a pressure group that promotes human rights. ... // Make Some Noise is Amnesty International’s latest global venture into the world of music. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Whatever Gets You thru the Night is a song on John Lennons 1974 album Walls and Bridges. ... The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. ... Warner Bros. ... Whatever Gets You thru the Night is a song on John Lennons 1974 album Walls and Bridges. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...

Members

• Henry Garza(b. 14 May 1978; guitar/harmonica/vocals)
• Jojo Garza (b. 4 June 1980; bass/vocals)
• Ringo Garza (b. 29 November 1981; drums/vocals)

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Discography

• Uno Demo (1997,
• Los Lonely Boys (1997, Sofaking)
• Teenage Blues (1998)
• Los Lonely Boys (2004) [#9 US)
• Texican Style (DVD) (2004)
• Live at the Fillmore (2005, live) [#69 US]
• Live at Blue Cat Blues (Recorded 11/30/2000; Released 2005, live)
• Sacred (Released 7/18/2006) [#2 US]
• Cottonfields and Crossroads (DVD) (2007)

Los Lonely Boys was released in 1997. ... Los Lonely Boys is the eponymous debut album by the American trio rock group of the same title, released on March 30, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Live at the Fillmore is an album released by Los Lonely Boys in 2005. ... Live At Blue Cat Blues was recorded in November, 2000 at Blue Cat Blues in Dallas, Texas. ... Sacred was released on July 18, 2006. ...

Singles (in chronological order of release)

• "Dime Mi Amor"
• "Heaven"
• "Hollywood"
• "More Than Love"
• "Real Emotions"
• "Señorita"
• "Velvet Sky"
• "Diamonds"
• "My Way"
• "Whatever Gets You Through The Night"

See Also

• Power trio
• Santana (band)
• Music of Texas
• Music of Austin

The power trio is a rock and roll band format popularized in the 1960s. ... Santana (originally the Santana Blues Band) is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. ... Texas has long been a center for musical innovation. ... Stevie Ray Vaughan statue on Austins Town Lake. ...

External links

• Official Los Lonely Boys website
• LLB music
• Los Lonely Boys Myspace
• Official Los Lonely Boys Street Team website
• The Texican Chop Shop website
• Los Lonely Boys Documentary: Cottonfields and Crossroads
• Los Lonely Boys perform on NPR's World Cafe
• Los Lonely Boys collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• Open Directory Category