13 — SIDE TRACKS Papa’s Dream, Soul Disguise, Houndog, Dose

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PROLOGUE Cinco de Mayo ix
4. 1 — THE NEIGHBORHOOD Life and Music in East L.A 1
5. 2 — HOMEBOYS Growing Up and Garfield 10
6. 3 — A BEGINNING The Founding of Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles 17
7. 4 — RECORDING POR LA RAZA The Making of Si Se Puede! and Just Another Band from East L.A 30
8. 5 — HAPPY HOUR Going Electric at Las Lomas and a Baptism of Fire at the Olympic 40
9. 6 — WOLVES OF HOLLYWOOD Los Lobos’ Arrival on the Punk Scene and at the Whisky 48
10. 7 — ARRIVALS Steve Berlin, Slash Records, T Bone Burnett, and the Grammys 56
11. 8 — QUANTUM LEAP How Will the Wolf Survive? 67
12. 9 — BREAKDOWNS The Graceland Session and By the Light of the Moon 74
13. 10 — NUMERO UNO WITH A BULLET La Bamba 82
14. 11 — ROOTED AND ROCKED La Pistola y El Corazón and The Neighborhood 92
15. 12 — LET’S TRY THIS Kiko, Latin Playboys, and Colossal Head 109
16. 13 — SIDE TRACKS Papa’s Dream, Soul Disguise, Houndog, Dose 123
17. 14 — IN THE MOUSE’S HOUSE Disney, Hollywood Records, This Time, and Good Morning Aztlán 129
18. 15 — HOMECOMINGS The Ride, The Town and the City, Tin Can Trust 136
19. EPILOGUE 40: Back at the Whisky 146
20. GRACIAS VERY MUCH 153
21. LISTENING, READING, AND VIEWING 157