Al Hurricane 'Godfather of New Mexico music ' dies
Al Hurricane
ALBUQUERQUE  N.M. (AP) â Al Hurricane  known as the "Godfather of New Mexico music" for developing a distinct sound bridging the state's unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock  died Sunday.
His son  Al Hurricane Jr.  told The Associated Press that his father died from complications related to a long battle against prostate cancer. Two of his daughters were at his side.
 Hurricane  began his professional music career by singing in Albuquerque Old Town restaurants before releasing his first songs  "Lobo" and "Racer" under the band Al Hurricane & the Night Rockers in 1962.
In 1969  while on a trip to Colorado  a car carrying  Hurricane  and five band members skidded on an icy bridge and flipped five times. A piece of glass struck Hurricane  and he lost his right eye. He would wear an eye patch for this rest of his life  and it would become part of his unique look.
File - In this March 7  2011  file photo  Al Hurricane  center  looks on as former New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici  right  joins former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson  R-N.M.  left  at an event in Albuquerque  N.M. Hurricane  known as the "Godfather of New Mexico music" for developing a distinct sound bridging the state's unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock  has died. Hurricane died Sunday  Oct. 22  2017  from complications related to prostate cancer. He was 81. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
ALBUQUERQUE  N.M. (AP) â  [TGT] known as the "Godfather of New Mexico music" for developing a distinct sound bridging the state's unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock  died Sunday.
 [TGT] told The Associated Press that  [TGT]  father died from complications related to a long battle against prostate cancer. Two of  [TGT]  daughters were at  [TGT]  side.
  [TGT] began  [TGT]  professional music career by singing in Albuquerque Old Town restaurants before releasing  [TGT]  first songs  "Lobo" and "Racer" under the band Al Hurricane & the Night Rockers in 1962.
In 1969  while on a trip to Colorado  a car carrying   [TGT] and five band members skidded on an icy bridge and flipped five times. A piece of glass struck  [TGT] and  [TGT]  lost  [TGT]  right eye.  [TGT]  would wear an eye patch for this rest of  [TGT]  life  and it would become part of  [TGT]  unique look.
File - In this March 7  2011  file photo   [TGT]   center  looks on as former New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici  right  joins former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson  R-N.M.  left  at an event in Albuquerque   [TGT] known as the "Godfather of New Mexico music" for developing a distinct sound bridging the state's unique Hispanic traditions with country and rock  has died.  [TGT]  died Sunday  Oct. 22  2017  from complications related to prostate cancer. He was 81. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)