Mark Guerrero Radio

Ramblin' Jack Elliot

Mark Guerrero interviews legendary folksinger Ramblin' Jack Elliot.  Ramblin' Jack has been called the son of Woody Guthrie and the father of Bob Dylan.  He began singing and travelling in the early 1950s, was part of Bob Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975, and continues to tour and perform at age 87 in 2019.  We talk about some of his experiences with Woody and Dylan and his encounters with Jack Kerouac, James Dean, Lead Belly, and Ringo Starr.  Some of his and other related recordings are played.  This is the first episode of my new show, Rock Doc Chronicles.

Arturo "Rooster" Perez of Redbone

Mark interviews Arturo Perez, one of three drummers who played with Redbone during the peak of their recording years.  Artie talks about his time with Redbone and some of the recordings he played on are played and discussed.  He also talks about his time playing with the Righteous Brothers.  Also featured is a solo album he made in 2002, "Misbehavin'," which reveals Artie to be an excellent singer and songwriter!

Eastside Sound of East Los Angeles in the '60s

Mark Guerrero interviews seven musical artists from what has become known as the "Eastside Sound" of East Los Angeles in the 60s.  His guests include the late Richard "Scar" Lopez of Cannibal & the Headhunters, George Delgado of the Premiers, Sal Murillo of the Blendells, Andy Tesso and Max Uballez of the Romancers, Rudy Salas of the Salas Brothers, and Ersi Arvizu of the Sisters.  Recordings of all the above groups are played and discussed.

Los Illegals

Mark Guerrero interviews Willie Herron, Jesus "Xuiy" Velo, and Bill Reyes of the East L.A. punk band Los Illegals about their career and plays selected recordings from their catalog.

Lonnie Jordan of War

Mark Guerrero interviews Lonnie Jordan of War and plays selected recordings from War's catalog including their hits "Cisco Kid," "Low Rider," "Spill the Wine," and "Why Can't We Be Friends."

Hirth Martinez

Mark Guerrero interviews the late, great songwriter and recording artist, Hirth Martinez.  In the mid-70s Hirth recorded two albums on Warner Brothers Records.  The first, "Hirth From Earth," was produced by Robbie Robertson of the Band, the second, "Big Bright Street," by John Simon.  His extraordinary songs have been covered by Paul Butterfield, Manfred Mann, Julio Iglesias, and many others.

Hirth Martinez "Live" Recordings

Mark Guerrero interviews the late Hirth Martinez about some of the recordings from his "live" album, "I Love To Play For You," a performance at McCabe's in Santa Monica, and some recorded "live" in studio.

Mark Guerrero

Mark Guerrero talks about his career and plays recordings from his catalog.  Mark has recorded with GNP Crescendo Records with Mark & the Escorts, Kapp Records with Nineteen Eighty-Four, Ode Records as a solo artist (produced by Lou Adler), Capitol Records as a solo artist, and A&M Records with Tango.

Geri Gonzalez aka Geree

Mark Guerrero interviews r&b/Latin rock vocalist supreme and MCA recording artist Geri Gonzalez, aka Geree, and plays selected recordings from her catalog.

Pat Vegas of Redbone

Mark Guerrero interviews Pat Vegas, bassist, vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the legendary band Redbone, and plays selected recordings from their catalog including "Maggie," "Witch Queen of New Orleans," and "Come and Get Your Love."