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Tony "Ham" Guerrero " ... was born in San Angelo, Texas. When he was 8 years old, his grandparents bought him a cornet and started him on private lessons. He took lessons from his "tio" Pablo Martinez, Luis Gasca and Larry Martinez. At age 16 he was invited to play with a local dance band. A year later he was getting an education on jazz standards with Johnny "El Cabezon" Ornelas and Tony Garcia. When he was only 18, he traveled all over the U.S. and Canada with Johnny Long and his Orchestra from New York. Tony returned to San Angelo to graduate from High School and was offered a scholarship to the Berklee School of Jazz." "While in San Francisco he played Salsa music while he studied jazz. In 1968 he joined Little Joe and the Latinaires, soon becoming the musical director. In the 1970's, he recorded 20 albums with Tortilla Factory, performing all over the country. Tony moved to Austin in 1987 where he has been playing Latin Jazz and Salsa with "The New Generation," a band that includes his son and two daughters. Tony has re-formed the 16-piece Tortilla Factory that performed earlier this month at the Old Pecan Street Festival." |
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"LA MALAGUENA", done very professionally with the original Tortilla Factory Band.
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Hello there! Just letting my fan base know that the Tortilla Factory as well as my salsa band are now available for concerts, weddings, and private functions too. A reminder that the Tortilla Factory's new Tejano CD is now available at your favorite record stores! Also would like to inform you that the classic recordings of the Tortilla Factory from the 70s and 80s are now available through this Website. Alfredo Antonio has a new CD release and available right here on this site only! Just click on "CDs For Sale" above and don't miss out on his special offers! Visit Alfredo's Web site at www.thelatinguy.com and read up on all his latest news as well as info on his latest recordings. His hit single, "Sexy Girl", is still available here! |
