Alejandro Escovedo

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.

Influenced by: Rank and File, The Nuns, Jason Molina, Lucinda Williams

Active:

1975-present

Scene:

Austin/San Antonio

Side projects

• Rank and File

• 3BallMTYSat, Oct 10
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• John K’s Mystery BandThu, Nov 26
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• doug.Sun, Sep 27
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• Franco EscamillaSat, Jun 26
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• The FormatFri, Oct 2
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• Eric RobersonSat, Sep 26
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• SapWed, Nov 4
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• Max StylerSat, Dec 5
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