Juan José Laboriel López (July 9, 1942 – September 18, 2013), commonly known as just Johnny Laboriel, was an
Afro-Mexican rock and roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...
singer. His career started in 1958, when at 16 years old he joined the rock and roll group "
Los Rebeldes del Rock".
Collaborations
In 2004, Laboriel was invited by
Alex Lora to participate in the 36th anniversary of his band
El Tri. The concert was presented at the
Auditorio Nacional and is available in CD and DVD as ''35 Años y lo que falta todavía''.
In 2006, Johnny Laboriel was invited by Luis Álvarez "El Haragán" to participate in the 16th anniversary of his band, El Haragán y Compañía. The concert was presented on November 3, 2006, also at
Mexico City
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's
Teatro Metropólitan.
Personal life and death
Laboriel was the son of actor and composer Juan José Laboriel and actress Francisca López de Laboriel. Their parents were
Garifuna
The Garifuna people ( or ; pl. Garínagu in Garifuna) are a people of mixed free African and Amerindian ancestry that originated in the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and traditionally speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language.
The Garifuna ...
immigrants from Honduras. He was the brother of bassist
Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel López (born July 17, 1947) is a Mexican-American bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. ''Guitar Player'' magazine called him "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the fathe ...
and singer
Ella Laboriel.
Johnny Laboriel died on September 18, 2013, in Mexico City from prostate cancer.
He is survived by his wife Vivianne Thirion, and sons Juan Francisco and Emmanuel.
Discography
*''Melodía de Amor''
*''La Hiedra Venenosa''
*''Cuando Florezcan los Manzanos''
*''Historia de Amor''
*''El Chico Danielito''
*''Muévanse Todos'' (vocalista Roberto "Baby" Moreno)
*''Rock del Angelito'' (Rockin' Little Angel Cover)
*''La Bamba''
*''Yakety Yack''
*''Recuerdas Cuando''
*''Kansas City''
*''Corre Sansón Corre''
References
External links
Official website(archived)
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1942 births
2013 deaths
Deaths from prostate cancer in Mexico
Mexican male singers
Garifuna people
Mexican rock singers
Rock en español musicians
Mexican people of Honduran descent
Laboriel family