Pancho Claus: The Original - Softcover

Guerrero, Lalo; Guerrero, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1978060262 ISBN 13: 9781978060265

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Lalo Guerrero, the Father of Chicano Music, created "Pancho Claus" in a children's song he composed and first recorded in 1956 and that remains a beloved holiday song to this day. Those lyrics, with minor changes, are in this book with illustrations from world-renowned artist and Hollywood designer Bob Mackie. The beautifully drawn depictions capture the holiday traditions of one East Los Angeles Mexican-American family of that bygone era. Coupled with the original recording available on the album, "Lalo Guerrero: Pancho Claus & Other Holiday Favorites," this children's story will be enjoyed and cherished for generations to come. Find out why!

About this title

About the Author

LALO GUERRERO was born in Tucson, Arizona on a cold Christmas Eve in 1916. An early love for music would take him far, learning to play the guitar when he was just nine years old. His mother was his first and only music teacher. Guerrero became internationally recognized as the “Father of Chicano Music” in a career that spanned generations. He was a great entertainer and he took his guitar and music everywhere – the White House, a neighbor’s house, a concert hall or a classroom. It was all the same to him. Lalo wanted to make people happy and his hermanos/brothers proud of their Mexican heritage. His corridos told stories of the struggles and triumphs of Mexican-American heroes from Cesar Chavez to Ruben Salazar. His boleros/ballads brought tears and his comic songs, laughter. He often said, “I only wrote about what I saw.” Doing just that, he became the musical historian of his beloved Chicano culture. His honors were many including an NEA National Heritage Fellowship (1991), National Folk Treasure, Smithsonian Institution (1980), Tejano Music Hall of Fame (1992), the Alma Award (1998) and invitations to the Jimmy Carter and George Bush White House. In 1997, President Bill Clinton presented the troubadour with the National Medal of Arts, the first Chicano ever to receive our nation’s highest arts award. Guerrero continued to entertain to standing ovations only months before his guitar was silenced on March 17, 2005 at the age of eighty-eight.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1978060262
• ISBN 13: 9781978060265
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Mackie Bob
• Number of pages: 30