Los Super Seven

Los Super Sevenis an Americansupergroupwhich debuted in 1998. According to Allmusic'sStephen 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. OnlyRuben RamosandRick Trevinoare featured on all three releases.

The group won aGrammy AwardforBest Mexican/Mexican-American Albumin 1999 for its self-titled album. Their musical style has changed with each incarnation, blending sounds fromTejano,mariachi,Cuban,Afro-Peruvian,Brazilian,blues,rhythm and blues,country,jazzandrock.The personnel included the members ofTexas Tornados,Los Lobos,Calexico,Ozomatli,and others.

Discography

• Los Super Seven(1998)
• Canto(2001)
• Heard It on the X(2005)

Members

Members onLos Super Seven

• Joe Ely– guitar, vocals
• Freddy Fender– vocals
• David Hidalgo(ofLos Lobos) – guitar, vocals
• Flaco Jiménez– accordion, vocals
• Ruben Ramos– vocals
• Cesar Rosas(of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals
• Rick Treviño– guitar, vocals
• Doug Sahm– vocals
• 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

Members onCanto

• Wil-Dog Abers(ofOzomatli) – bass
• Susana Baca– vocals
• David Hidalgo– bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, drums, vocals,requinto
• Raul Malo(ofthe Mavericks) – vocals
• Ruben Ramos– vocals
• Rick Treviño– vocals
• Cesar Rosas– 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 (of Los Lobos) – percussion, drums
• Steve Berlin– (of Los Lobos) Producer
• Rick Clark – Music consultant
• Dan Goodman – Executive producer
• Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer

Members onHeard It on the X

• Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown– guitar, vocals
• Rodney Crowell– vocals
• Joe Ely– vocals
• Freddy Fender– vocals
• John Hiatt– vocals
• Lyle Lovett– vocals
• Raul Malo– vocals
• Ruben Ramos– vocals
• Delbert McClinton– vocals
• Rick Trevino– vocals
• Joey Burns(ofCalexico) – 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
• 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

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Nominee/Work	Result
1999	Grammy Awards	Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album	Los Super Seven	Won

External links

• Los Super Seven official site