2010.03.01 Monday
EL CHICANO, BOBBY ESPINOSA死去
悲しいお知らせです。
闘病中だったエル・チカーノのオルガン奏者、ボビー・エスピノーサが2月27日に亡くなられました。
以下、オフィシャルの知らせが届いております。
今から15年前の来日時にインタビューしたときには、彼らが60年代後半に拠点にしていたクレンショーのカブキ・スキヤキ・レストランについての昔話を楽しそうに話していたのをよく憶えています。3年前にグリーク・シアターで行われた再結成ライヴでも元気そうな姿を見せていたので、とても残念です。心から冥福を祈ります。
BARRIO GOLD RECORDS
Bobby Espinosa, Founding Member of Legendary
Latino Rock Group, EL CHICANO, Succumbs
Bobby Espinosa, the man behind the Hammond organ and piano for the
Legendary Latino Rock & Jazz, Blues group "EL CHICANO", passed away
last night (February 27, 2010). One of the original founding members of the group succumbed at 11:30 PM at White Memorial Hospital in East
Los Angeles. He was 60 years of age. By his bedside included his children Reyna, Bobby Jr.; manager of the group, Freddie Sanchez;
band mate Jerry Salas, as well as dear friends Tim, Norca and Michelle.
Espinosa has been a part of every recording the group has ever released, and was still actively performing with the group in concerts all over the world. Over the years he has played alongside many of the Top Artist's of today. His compositions have been recorded by El Chicano and other artists, and he has been a producer on many of the group’s recordings and several outside music projects.
He was recently inducted into "Hammond Heroes" an elite society of the best players on the Hammond organ! An Honor bestowed on the gifted musician, the only "Chicano Artist" ever to be recognized for his unique style of Blues, Jazz and Latin music on the Hammond B3 organ.
A memorial to Espinosa is being planned for the near future.
闘病中だったエル・チカーノのオルガン奏者、ボビー・エスピノーサが2月27日に亡くなられました。
以下、オフィシャルの知らせが届いております。
今から15年前の来日時にインタビューしたときには、彼らが60年代後半に拠点にしていたクレンショーのカブキ・スキヤキ・レストランについての昔話を楽しそうに話していたのをよく憶えています。3年前にグリーク・シアターで行われた再結成ライヴでも元気そうな姿を見せていたので、とても残念です。心から冥福を祈ります。
BARRIO GOLD RECORDS
Bobby Espinosa, Founding Member of Legendary
Latino Rock Group, EL CHICANO, Succumbs
Bobby Espinosa, the man behind the Hammond organ and piano for the
Legendary Latino Rock & Jazz, Blues group "EL CHICANO", passed away
last night (February 27, 2010). One of the original founding members of the group succumbed at 11:30 PM at White Memorial Hospital in East
Los Angeles. He was 60 years of age. By his bedside included his children Reyna, Bobby Jr.; manager of the group, Freddie Sanchez;
band mate Jerry Salas, as well as dear friends Tim, Norca and Michelle.
Espinosa has been a part of every recording the group has ever released, and was still actively performing with the group in concerts all over the world. Over the years he has played alongside many of the Top Artist's of today. His compositions have been recorded by El Chicano and other artists, and he has been a producer on many of the group’s recordings and several outside music projects.
He was recently inducted into "Hammond Heroes" an elite society of the best players on the Hammond organ! An Honor bestowed on the gifted musician, the only "Chicano Artist" ever to be recognized for his unique style of Blues, Jazz and Latin music on the Hammond B3 organ.
A memorial to Espinosa is being planned for the near future.