Los Super Seven

Los Super Seven is an American musical supergroup featuring several major figures from the Tex-Mex, country, folk, blues and Latin American rock scenes. The original line-up included guitarists/vocalists Freddy Fender and Joe Ely, David Hidalgo and César Rosas (both of Los Lobos), Rick Treviño, as well as Flaco Jiménez (accordion, vocals) and Rubén Ramos (vocals). Formed in Texas in 1998, they include two members of the Texas Tornados band that pioneered the Tex-Mex sound with Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers, namely Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiménez. Los Super Seven's debut album, Los Super Seven (1998), features the participation of Doug Sahm and mixes Mexican standards, Tex-Mex and traditional music. The following year, it won the Grammy Award for Best Mexican/American Album. The group functions as a collective with variable geometry, welcoming artists such as Raul Malo (The Mavericks), Delbert McClinton, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett and Alejandro Escovedo. Their second album, Canto (2001), explores traditional Latin American music with an acoustic approach and Cuban and South American influences. In 2005, Heard It on the X pays tribute to cross-border radio stations in Texas and Mexico, with a mix of rock, blues and rhythm & blues. Although not a permanent group, Los Super Seven performed in special concerts and left their mark on the late 1990s and 2000s with their ability to unite musicians from diverse backgrounds in a tribute to the musical traditions of the American South and the Latin world. Freddy Fender passed away on October 14, 2006, followed by Flaco Jiménez on July 31, 2025.

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