Alejandro Escovedo
USA
Born: 06 May 2011
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Roots Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Americana, Alt-Country, Alternative Country, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative/Indie Rock, Progressive Country, Alternative Country-Rock, Country-Rock
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Alejandro Escovedo's family tree includes former Santana percussionist Pete Escovedo and Pete's daughter Sheila E (also Prince's former drummer and later a pop star). He began his music career with the Nuns, a mid-'70s punk band based in San Francisco. He co-founded the pioneering cowpunk band Rank and File in 1979, which moved to Austin, TX, in 1981 after a stint in New York City. The band released Sundown on Slash Records in 1982, but shortly after, Escovedo left to form the True Believers with brother Javier. The band recorded two albums for...
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