El Chicano is an American brown-eyed soul group from Los Angeles, California, whose style incorporates various modern music genres including rock, funk, soul, blues, jazz, and salsa. The group's name is from Chicano, a term for United States citizens of typically Mexican descent. El Chicano, originally formed by Freddie Sanchez under the name The VIP's arose during a period of increasing Chicano consciousness in America. Their initial hit, "Viva Tirado", was a jazzy soul rock rendition of Gerald

Sending #BirthdayWishes to the #legendary #guitarist of El ChicanoMusic! Happy belated Birthday Mickey Lespron! #ThankYou for the #music and your many performances throughout the years at our concerts! Keep going strong Mickey! #Legend #ChicanoRock #LatinLegend #July11 #Cancer #CancerSeason #Memories #OldSchool #OldiesButGoodies #ElChicano #SaborAMi #TellHerShesLovely #BrownEyedGirl #VivaTirado #ElChicanoMusic | Art Laboe