Los Lobos are an American rock band from East Los Angeles, California.
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Songs by Los Lobos have been recorded by Elvis Costello, Waylon Jennings, Frankie Yankovic, and Robert Plant.
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However, Los Lobos took notice of the popular groups on the Hollywood music scene and added influences of rock to its sound.
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In 1986, members of Los Lobos appeared alongside Tomata du Plenty in the punk rock musical Population: 1.
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Los Lobos returned with The Neighborhood in 1990, and the more experimental Kiko in 1992.
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In 1995, Los Lobos released the prestigious and bestselling record Papa's Dream on Music for Little People Records along with veteran guitarist and singer Lalo Guerrero.
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Los Lobos signed to Mammoth Records in 1997 and released This Time in 1999.
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Los Lobos released its first full-length live-show DVD Live at the Fillmore in 2004.
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In September 2006, Los Lobos released The Town and the City to much critical acclaim.
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In 2007, Los Lobos performed a cover of Bob Dylan's "Billy 1" for the soundtrack to Todd Haynes's film I'm Not There.
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In 2017, Los Lobos appeared in the multi award-winning documentary film The American Epic Sessions directed by Bernard MacMahon, where they recorded, “El Cascabel”, live direct-to-disc on the first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s.
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Los Lobos was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame in 2018.
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