Los Lobos weren’t an obvious choice to turn a cover of Ritchie Valens’ '50s-era hit “La Bamba” into one of the songs of the summer in 1987. They’d been around since the ’70s, releasing critically ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. "La Bamba" was ...

Kiko is still Los Lobos' most unusual yet satisfying album, a moment when the power and mystery of their music found their fullest flowering amid producer Mitchell Froom's off-the-wall pop atmospheres ...

Los Lobos flirted with big-time success in 1987, when their version of “La Bamba” went to the top of the charts around the world. Thirteen studio albums, four live albums and three greatest hits ...

A stage musical about pioneering Chicano rock & roller Ritchie Valens is in the works, with Los Lobos’ Louie Pérez and David Hidalgo on board to provide original music alongside Valens’ hits. Come On, ...