Juan Guiterrez aka Johnny Gi-tar grew up in the Coachella Valley and began playing guitar at the age of five. He played in many local rock & roll bands until he moved to San Diego where he joined a band as a guitarist and vocalist. He later became a soloist singing in both English and Spanish. He then moved to the Bay Area where he became involved with the Chicano Movement as an activist working with Luis Valdez of the legendary Teatro Campesino and director of the movie, “La Bamba.” Johnny performed for Cesar Chavez and the Farmworker movement. He wrote and recorded, “Cumbia Morena,” which is now archived in the Arhoolie Foundation’s Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican-American Recordings. He returned to the Coachella Valley where he has been performing at Don Diego’s of Indian Wells.
Mark Guerrero began playing in rock & roll bands at age 12. He led the popular East Los Angeles band Mark & the Escorts, who recorded two singles for GNP Crescendo Records. Mark has also recorded as a solo artist for Ode Records (produced by rock & roll hall of famer Lou Adler), Capitol Records, and with his group Tango, for A&M Records. His songs have been recorded by artists such as Herb Alpert, Trini Lopez, Chan Romero, and his late father, Lalo Guerrero, known as the “Father of Chicano Music.” Mark has performed on stage with Los Lobos, Redbone, Eric Burdon, Cannibal & the Headhunters Band, Denny Laine, El Chicano, Tierra, Lalo Guerrero, and many others. For more information visit markguerrero.com.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.