March 21, 2022

Historic Mexican-American Music, Vol. 13: 1931-1937

Arhoolie Records – CD 7035
Pedro J. González & Los Madrugadores, Los Hermanos Sanchez y Linares, Chicho Y Chencho
Arhoolie Records – CD 7035

Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2000
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Latin, World
[Tracklist]
01 Sueños de Oro (Dreams of Gold): Pedro J. González (3:12)
02 Sonora Querida (Beloved Sonora): Pedro J. González (3:28)
03 Mañanitas De (Refugio Solano ): Pedro J. González (3:14)
04 El Presidiario (The Convict): Pedro J. González (3:30)
05 Has Recuerdos (Remember When): Pedro J. González (3:34)
06 La Balbinita: Pedro J. González (3:19)
07 Que Tendré Yo? (What's The Matter With Me?): Pedro J. González (2:57)
08 Paloma Blanca: Pedro J. González (3:33)
09 Me He Soñado (I Have Dreamed): Pedro J. González (3:26)
10 Las Pajamas (The Pajamas) [Pt. 1]: Pedro J. González (3:06)
11 Las Pajamas (The Pajamas) [Pt. 2]: Pedro J. González (3:04)
12 Soné Que Fui Casado (I Dreamed I Was Married): Pedro J. González (3:03)
13 Corrido De Joaquin Murrieta (Pt. 1): Pedro J. González (2:59)
14 Corrido De Joaquin Murrieta (Pt. 2): Pedro J. González (2:59)
15 Como Me Has Pagado Mal (How You've Mistreated Me): Pedro J. González (3:04)
16 Vamos A Hacer Un Convenio (We're Gonna Make a Deal): Pedro J. González (3:13)
17 La Bella María (Beautiful María): Pedro J. González (3:23)
18 A Mi Primer Amor (To My First Love): Pedro J. González (2:57)
19 Corrido Villista (Ballad of the Villista Soldier): Pedro J. González (3:01)
20 Poemas De Mi Patria (Poems of My Country) [Pt. 1]: Pedro J. González (3:00)
21 Poemas De Mi Patria (Poems of My Country) [Pt. 2]: Pedro J. González (3:15)
22 La Parranda (Carousing): Los Hermanos Sánchez, Jesús Alvarez, Chicho y Chencho (3:06)
23 Corrido De Pedro J. Gonzalez (Pt. 1): Pedro J. González (3:25)
24 Corrido De Pedro J. Gonzalez (Pt. 2): Pedro J. González (3:29)
[Credits]
Producer and Liner Notes: Chris Strachwitz, Zac Salem: Editor and Liner Notes, Liner Notes: Philip Sonnichsen, Editor: Ignacio Orozco, Translator: Hilda Mendez, Designer: Morgan Dodge
[Notes]
Los Madrugadores (The Early Risers) gained immense popularity within the Mexican-American community during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Based in Los Angeles, Los Madrugadores was organized by Pedro J. González, a political activist born in Mexico. Throughout its existence Los Madrugadores was composed of different ensembles of male and female singers and musicians. The liner notes describe the group’s unusual history, including González's life as a member of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa's army.

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