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Rudy Salas is a musician who was a member of the group El Chicano. He is also the co-founder of the L.A. Latin R&B band, Tierra. Along with his brother Steve, he has been a major part of the Eastside sound from the mid 1960s. ==History== Rudy grew up in East Los Angeles. In the early days he didn't speak any Spanish. He and his brother picked up the harmonies from his mother and uncle who used to sing at family gatherings. Taking what he learnt from his mother, he and his brother started playing neighborhood fiestas.〔''San Jose Mercury News'' 16-1-2013 (Tierra gets 'Together' for autism benefit by Paul Freeman )〕 In the early to mid 1960s, the brothers were spotted by Mario Paniagua who was leader of The Percussions, Jaguars. When he was aged about 11, he appeared on "Where Lovers Go" by the Jaguars. Not long after that, Rudy and Steve recorded about three singles for Eddie Davis's Faro label as The Salas Brothers.〔You Found That East Side Sound May 13, 2012 (Eastside Legends - The Salas Brothers )〕 Later Salas was in groups such as El Chicano and Maya.〔''Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles'' Steven Loza (104 ''Part I: History'' ''Tierra'' )〕 In 1972, Rudy and Steve joined El Chicano with Rudy as a guitarist.〔''Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes'' by Ilan Stavans (Page 242 El Chicano )〕 In 1973, Rudy and his brother formed Tierra. Their the first album ''Tierra'' was recorded.〔''Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles'' Steven Loza (104 ''Part I: History'' ''Tierra'' )〕 In 1980, as an Eastside group, the brothers with their group had unmatched success with their cover of the Intruders hit "Together".〔''Ethnic and Border Music: A Regional Exploration'' by Norm Cohen (Page 74 )〕 He produced their 1980 album ''City Nights'' that featured the hit.〔''Billboard'' 13/12/1980 (Page 77 First Time Around )〕 Following a falling out with his brother, they didn't work together for 11 years.〔''San Jose Mercury News'' 16-1-2013 (Tierra gets 'Together' for autism benefit by Paul Freeman )〕 In 2010 Salas played a concert at the Inland Empire with former El Chicano band mate Bobby Espinosa who would soon pass away.〔89.3KPCC March 02 2010 (Co-founder of seminal East L.A. band El Chicano dies by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rudy Salas (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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