Los Super Seven

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."^[1] 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 – guitar, vocals
• Freddy Fender – vocals
• David Hidalgo (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals
• Flaco Jiménez – accordion, vocals
• Ruben Ramos – vocals
• Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos) – guitar, vocals
• Rick Treviño – guitar, vocals
• Doug Sahm – vocals
• 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
• 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
• Rodney Crowell – vocals
• Joe Ely – vocals
• Freddy Fender – vocals
• John Hiatt – vocals
• Lyle Lovett – vocals
• Raul Malo – vocals
• 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
• 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

Year	Organization	Award	Nominee/Work	Result
1999	Grammy Awards	Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album	Los Super Seven	Won