# 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
### 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 |