David Hidalgo
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6-string banjo, cello, requinto jarocho , percussion, drums |
David Kent Hidalgo (born October 6, 1954, in Los Angeles) on other artists' releases.
Early life and education
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Career
In 1973, Hidalgo was one of the founding members of
T-Bone Burnett, Peter Case, Toni Childs, Marc Cohn, Ry Cooder, Elvis Costello, Crowded House, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Lee Hooker, Rickie Lee Jones, Leo Kottke, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Pierce Pettis, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, Taj Mahal, Suzanne Vega, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. He is a member of the supergroup Los Super Seven and of the Latin Playboys, a side project made up of some of the members of Los Lobos. With Mike Halby of Canned Heat
, he formed another band, Houndog, as a side project. He also appeared on national television in the U.S., backing Waits.
In 1987, he contributed the song "Will the Wolf Survive?" to the movie Promised Land. For
The Mexican
(2001).
Hidalgo's songs have been covered by the Jerry Garcia Band, Waylon Jennings, Bonnie Raitt and others. He has performed in Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival since its inception in 2004, including a performance with Los Lobos in April 2013 at Madison Square Garden. Clapton joined the band on stage for their song "Burn It Down", from their 2010 album, Tin Can Trust.
Personal life and family
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His son, David Jr., is the drummer for the band Social Distortion. His other son Vincent has played bass for the band Mariachi El Bronx.
Discography
Selected collaborations
- T-Bone Burnett (guitar, accordion, vocals, 8-String Bass on T-Bone Burnett(1986)
- Peter Case (The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar)
- Los Cenzontles (co-producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on Songs of Wood & Steel)
- Eric Clapton (Crossroads festival DVD, CD)
- Ry Cooder (Chávez Ravine)
- Elvis Costello (harmony vocal on King of America, guitar and harmony vocal on Momofuku)
- Toni Childs (House of Hope)
- Crowded House (accordion "As Sure as I Am" on Woodface (1991))
- Bob Dylan (accordion on Together Through Life and Christmas in the Heart; guitar, accordion, violin on Tempest)
- John Hammond (guitar, mandolin, vocals on Ready for love (2003))
- John Lee Hooker (multiple projects)
- Roy Orbison (King of Hearts)
- Willy DeVille (Backstreets of Desire, Crow Jane Alley)
- Gov't Mule (Politician) (guitar and vocals on The Deepest End, Live in Concert)
- The 1994 tribute to songwriter Strong Hand of Love
- Mato Nanji
- Blues Bureau International)
- Rickie Lee Jones (Traffic from Paradise, The Evening of My Best Day)
- Tonio K.(Olé)
- Leo Kottke (Try and Stop Me)
- G. Love & Special Sauce (viola on "Missing My Baby")
- Taj Mahal & Los Cenzontles (co-producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on "American Horizon")
- Ozomatli (multiple projects)
- Dolly Parton (Treasures)
- Pierce Pettis (Chase the Buffalo)
- Bonnie Raitt (Fundamental)
- Marc Ribot (Border Music)
- Paul Simon ("All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints" on Graceland (1986))
- Martin Simpson (Kambara Music in Native Tongues (1998))
- Tremoloco (Dulcinea)
- Suzanne Vega (99.9F°)
- Tom Waits (accordion on "Cold, Cold Ground" and "Train Song" on Frank's Wild Years (1987); accordion and violin on "Whistle Down the Wind" on Bone Machine (1992); guitar, accordion, violin, bass, backing vocals on several tracks on Bad As Me (2011))
- Buckwheat Zydeco (multiple projects)
DVDs
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Music videos
| Year | Video |
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| 1990 | " Hey Good Lookin'" (with Buckwheat Zydeco and Dwight Yoakam )
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References
- ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.
External links
- Los Lobos
- David Hidalgo at Allmusic.com
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