Jun 21, 2022
#63 “Everything I Create Sounds Badass To Me” with Tony Guerrero, lead vocalist for legendary Tejano band, La Sombra
Grammy-nominated Tejano musician and home-town legend: You're just as good
The evolution of a major recording artist in the 80s- 90s and his present influence on Tejano music. In this episode, Tony Guerrero, lead singer from the legendary Tejano band, La Sombra, shares his experience being a Tejano superstar in the 80s and 90s, singing from the heart, creating his own musical style, and his mother's inspiration.
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About La Sombra: La Sombra, known as “The Windy City Boys” because of their hometown of Aurora, Illinois near Chicago, released over twenty full-length studio albums featuring songs in both Spanish and English. The group has been credited with influencing the Tejano and Cumbia music fields in terms of musical style, dress, and concert performances as well as a generation of newer artists including the Kumbia Kings, according to Wikipedia.
This episode was recorded on May 28, 2022.
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NIGHTLIGHTS
She Could Sing La Sombra’s lead singer on his musical inspiration https://youtube.com/shorts/Pa4LX5W8wtA
You’re Just as Good What every artist needs to know https://youtu.be/J0DzpTk6P4k
Making One of a Kind Music La Sombra's unique contribution to Tejano music https://youtu.be/produj_vEhA
The Mexican Michael Jackson La Sombra's crossover into Mexican markets https://youtu.be/T_mc9c7X8-M
QUOTES
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I see myself as an ordinary person
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My mom would sing to me
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You are nobody’s shadow
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I loved music
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I was playing music out of heart
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I did it out of love
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It just happened
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You’re just as good as they are
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Let’s just record something just out of love for the music
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We took a chance with the music
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Nothing was out of luck
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I believe in God
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Take that first step
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keep going forward
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Everything I create sounds badass to me
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Create your own style of music
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Be yourself