Los Super Seven is an American supergroup which debuted in 1998. According to Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Los Super Seven isn't a band, per se – it's a collective, organized by manager Dan Goodman, who comes up with a concept for each of the group's albums and assembles a band to fit." The collective has released three albums to date, with wildly varying personnel. Only Ruben Ramos and Rick Trevino are featured on all three releases.

The group won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album in 1999 for its self-titled album. Their musical style has changed with each incarnation, blending sounds from Tejano, mariachi, Cuban, Afro-Peruvian, Brazilian, blues, rhythm and blues, country, jazz, and rock. The personnel included the members of Texas Tornados, Los Lobos, Calexico, Ozomatli, and others.

Discography

  • Los Super Seven (1998)
  • Canto (2001)
  • Heard It on the X (2005)

Members

Members on Los Super Seven

  • Joe Ely (died 2025) – guitar, vocals
  • Freddy Fender – vocals (died 2006)
  • David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals
  • Flaco Jiménez – accordion, vocals (died 2025)
  • Ruben Ramos – vocals
  • Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals
  • Rick Treviño – guitar, vocals
  • Doug Sahm – vocals (died 1999)
  • Max Baca – bajo sexto, vocals
  • Joel Guzman – accordion, vocals
  • Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos) – Producer
  • Rick Clark – Music consultant
  • Dan Goodman – Executive producer
  • Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer

Members on Canto

  • Wil-Dog Abers (of Ozomatli) – bass
  • Susana Baca – vocals
  • David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) – bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, drums, vocals, requinto
  • Raul Malo (of the Mavericks) – vocals (died 2025)
  • Ruben Ramos – vocals
  • Rick Treviño – vocals
  • Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos) – bass, guitar, vocals, guitarron, jarana
  • Alberto Salas – piano, arranger
  • Caetano Veloso – guitar, vocals
  • Conrad Lozano (of Los Lobos) – guitarron
  • Louie Perez (of Los Lobos)
  • Cougar Estrada – percussion, drums
  • Steve Berlin (of Los Lobos) - Producer
  • Rick Clark – Music consultant
  • Dan Goodman – Executive producer
  • Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer

Members on Heard It on the X

  • Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown – guitar, vocals (died 2005)
  • Rodney Crowell – vocals
  • Joe Ely (died 2025) – vocals
  • Freddy Fender – vocals
  • John Hiatt – vocals
  • Lyle Lovett – vocals
  • Raul Malo – vocals (died 2025)
  • Ruben Ramos – vocals
  • Delbert McClinton – vocals
  • Rick Trevino – vocals
  • Joey Burns (of Calexico) – nylon-string acoustic guitar, electric bass, upright bass, piano, arranger
  • John Convertino (of Calexico) – drums, percussion
  • Paul Niehaus (of Calexico) – pedal steel guitar, baritone electric guitar, 6-string bass guitar
  • Jacob Valenzuela (of Calexico) – trumpet
  • Martin Wenk (of Calexico) – trumpet, vibes, claves
  • Volker Zander (of Calexico) – upright bass
  • Flaco Jiménez – accordion
  • Denny Freeman – electric guitar, piano (died 2021)
  • John Contreras – acoustic guitar, vihuela
  • Max Baca – bajo sexto, backing vocals
  • Adolph Ortiz - guitarron, backing vocals
  • Augie Meyers – piano
  • Hunt Sales – drums
  • Redd Volkaert – electric guitar
  • Charlie Sexton – guitars, lap steel guitar, piano, percussion, producer
  • Rick Clark, Dan Goodman, Charlie Sexton – Producers
  • Dave McNair – Engineer/mixer
  • Texas Treefort Studios – Recording complex, Austin TX

Awards and nominations

{| class="wikitable"

!Year

!Organization

!Award

!Nominee/Work

!Result

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|1999

|Grammy Awards

|Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

|Los Super Seven

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|}

References

  • Los Super Seven official site