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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1951-01-10
folk
Discography
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Alejandro Escovedo (born January 10, 1951, in San Antonio, Texas) is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter. Escovedo's family tree includes former Santana percussionist Pete Escovedo and Pete's daughter, Sheila E (also Prince's former drummer and later a pop star). He began his music career with the Nuns, a mid-'70s punk band based in San Francisco. He co-founded the pioneering cowpunk band Rank and File in 1979, which moved to Austin, Texas, in 1981 after a stint in New York City. <a href="http
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alejandro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Antonio
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Genre
- country music
- Official website
- www.alejandroescovedo.com
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- Alejandro Escovedo (53651136216) (cropped).jpg
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- 1951-01-10
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