Los Lonely Boys are an American musical group from

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. They play a style of music they call "Texican Rock n' Roll", combining elements of

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. The band consists of three brothers: Henry (guitar, vocals), Jojo (bass guitar, vocals), and Ringo (drums, vocals) Garza Sr. They follow the tradition of their father, Enrique Garza, who formed a band with his brothers called the Falcones. The Falcones played

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during the 1970s and 1980s. The debut single by Los Lonely Boys, "

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", was a number-one hit on the ''Billboard''

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and reached the

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on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2004. In 2009, they signed to an Austin-based indie label, Playing in Traffic Records, and released an EP, ''1969'', and three albums under their LonelyTone imprint, ''Keep On Giving: Acoustic Live!'', ''Rockpango'', and their newest release, ''Revelation''.

Musical career

The three brothers were discovered by a local club owner, John R. Steele, who hired them as his house band. When they started to attract attention in San Angelo they hired Mr. Steele as a road manager and they went on the road, finally ending up in

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where they landed a recording contract in the 1990s. After moving back to their home state of Texas, they recorded an album in 2003 in

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's Pedernales Recording Studio. The album was initially released by Or Music and later acquired by

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for distribution in March 2004. The group's first single, "Heaven", reached number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number 11 at top 40. "Heaven" was featured in '' Guitar Hero: On Tour''. In 2005, the song won a

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. Other songs nominated for Grammys include "More Than Love" and "Onda", both in 2006. In 2005, the group recorded "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" with

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for the

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album '' All That I Am''. In June of that year, the group appeared in an episode of CMT's "Crossroads" show with country music legend Ronnie Milsap. Their 2006 album, ''

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'', features the song "Outlaws". In a "closing of the circle", Enrique Garza Sr. sings the verse about the "missing outlaws, just like me". Willie Nelson, who is credited on the 2004 album, also provided a verse which makes reference to his hit " On the Road Again".

In 2007, Los Lonely Boys participated in

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's Make Some Noise project. Their cover of

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's " Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is the second single from the '' Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur''. The song was released on

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on April 17, with the entire album available on June 12 courtesy of

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. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is noteworthy as John Lennon's only US number-one solo single while he was alive. Their third studio album, '' Forgiven'', was released on July 1, 2008. The album was recorded at East Side Stages in Austin and was produced by Steve Jordan. On October 23, 2008, Los Lonely Boys sang the

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to open game two of the 2008 World Series in St. Petersburg, Florida. In March 2009, Los Lonely Boys left Sony/Epic and signed with Austin-based Playing In Traffic Records. In March 2010, the group was awarded "Best Rock Band" in the Austin Music Awards. The trio released a tribute EP titled "1969" on October 13, 2009, paying homage to the 40th anniversary of the titular year with covers of Santana's "

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". The EP was produced by Andy Johns and marked the first release on their new label. Following their 2009-2010 tour, which included roughly 200 shows seen by over 350,000 fans, Los Lonely Boys headed back to the studio to complete their fourth full-length studio album. It was announced on January 14, 2011, that the new album, entitled ''Rockpango'' (a

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word that means "rock party"), would be released on March 29. ''Rockpango'', which features 11 original tracks, marks the first full-length studio album released by the band on their LonelyTone imprint for Playing in Traffic Records. A deluxe edition of the album will include three bonus songs, a behind-the-scenes video, and a fold-out poster of the cover art. In early 2014, Los Lonely Boys released their fifth studio album, ''Revelation''. The album represents new territory for the Boys, with the conjunto touches on "Blame It On Love" and the reggae groove of "Give a Little More", among many other new sonic elements. In 2016, the band recorded a cover version of

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's " Born on the Bayou", to be included in the project ''Quiero Creedence''. This album, scheduled for July 2016 release, is a tribute to

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by various Latin recording artists. In October 2019, Los Lonely Boys canceled all upcoming performances after Jojo Garza announced he was leaving the group, causing the band to take a temporary hiatus. On April 21, 2022, with Jojo having allegedly changed his mind after two years, Los Lonely Boys announced they were joining

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on some tour dates in Dallas, Houston, and Oklahoma City. They announced alongside it that they had officially reunited, with new music and additional shows coming soon.

Members

* Henry Garza (b. May 14, 1978) – vocals, guitar * Jojo Garza (b. June 4, 1980) – bass guitar, vocals * Ringo Garza Sr. (b. November 29, 1981) – drums,

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, vocals

Supporting musicians

* Reese Wynans (2004) – organ, keyboards, piano * Michael Ramos (2006) – organ, keyboards, piano, vocals * Carmelo Torres (2008, 2009) – percussion

Discography

* ''

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'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * '' Forgiven'' (2008) * ''Rockpango'' (2011) * ''Revelation'' (2013) * ''Resurrection'' (2024)

References

External links

Official Los Lonely Boys websiteThe Texican Chop Shop websiteLos Lonely Boys Documentary: Cottonfields and CrossroadsLos Lonely Boys collection
at the

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