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." 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 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 – bass, guitar, percussion, arranger, drums, vocals, requinto
 * Raul Malo (of the Mavericks) – vocals
 * Ruben Ramos – vocals
 * Rick Treviño – vocals
 * Cesar Rosas – 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 (of Los Lobos) – 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