Los Super Seven

Los Super Seven is an American supergroup which debuted in 1998. According to Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Los Super Seven isn't a band, per se – it's a collective, organized by manager Dan Goodman, who comes up with a concept for each of the group's albums and assembles a band to fit." The collective has released three albums to date, with wildly varying personnel. Only Ruben Ramos and Rick Trevino are featured on all three releases. The group won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album in 1999 for its self-titled album. Their musical style has changed with each incarnation, blending sounds from Tejano, mariachi, Cuban, Afro-Peruvian, Brazilian, blues, rhythm and blues, country, jazz, and rock. The personnel included the members of Texas Tornados, Los Lobos, Calexico, Ozomatli, and others. Los Super Seven (1998) Canto (2001) Heard It on the X (2005) Joe Ely (died 2025) – guitar, vocals Freddy Fender – vocals (died 2006) David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals Flaco Jiménez – accordion, vocals (died 2025) Ruben Ramos – vocals Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals Rick Treviño – guitar, vocals Doug Sahm – vocals (died 1999) Max Baca – bajo sexto, vocals Joel Guzman – accordion, vocals Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos) – Producer Rick Clark – Music consultant Dan Goodman – Executive producer Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer Wil-Dog Abers (of Ozomatli) – bass Susana Baca – vocals David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) – bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, drums, vocals, requinto Raul Malo (of the Mavericks) – vocals (died 2025) Ruben Ramos – vocals Rick Treviño – vocals Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos) – bass, guitar, vocals, guitarron, jarana Alberto Salas – piano, arranger Caetano Veloso – guitar, vocals Conrad Lozano (of Los Lobos) – guitarron Louie Perez (of Los Lobos) Cougar Estrada – percussion, drums Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos) - Producer Rick Clark – Music consultant Dan Goodman – Executive producer Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown – guitar, vocals (died 2005) Rodney Crowell – vocals Joe Ely (died 2025) – vocals Freddy Fender – vocals John Hiatt – vocals Lyle Lovett – vocals Raul Malo – vocals (died 2025) Ruben Ramos – vocals Delbert McClinton – vocals Rick Trevino – vocals Joey Burns (of Calexico) – nylon-string acoustic guitar, electric bass, upright bass, piano, arranger John Convertino (of Calexico) – drums, percussion Paul Niehaus (of Calexico) – pedal steel guitar, baritone electric guitar, 6-string bass guitar Jacob Valenzuela (of Calexico) – trumpet Martin Wenk (of Calexico) – trumpet, vibes, claves Volker Zander (of Calexico) – upright bass Flaco Jiménez – accordion Denny Freeman – electric guitar, piano (died 2021) John Contreras – acoustic guitar, vihuela Max Baca – bajo sexto, backing vocals Adolph Ortiz - guitarron, backing vocals Augie Meyers – piano Hunt Sales – drums Redd Volkaert – electric guitar Charlie Sexton – guitars, lap steel guitar, piano, percussion, producer Rick Clark, Dan Goodman, Charlie Sexton – Producers Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer Texas Treefort Studios – Recording complex, Austin TX Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Heard It on the X - Los Super Seven | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2014. Los Super Seven official site Los Super Seven discography at Discogs Los Super Seven at IMDb