Maybe it’s the purist in bandleader Ruben Ramos that has kept him so tied to Tejano Orquesta. Or maybe it’s the genre that has made him a purist. For the past five decades, Ramos has stood as arguably ...

Tejano music legend Ruben Ramos, also known as El Gato Negro, remembers the first English song he ever sang on stage: Fats Domino's "Blueberry Hill." He says transitioning from segregated to ...

I was born in East Los Angeles on April 1st 1965. Basically at the corner of the 60 & 710 fwys! There's a hospital called Santa Marta Hospital north-west of the two freeways. It was a tiny hospital at ...

One of few music pioneers for Latinos during his time, Grammy-award winner Ruben Ramos has been courting Texas crowds for a half century. “I enjoy entertaining my raza,” he’ll tell you. The sound of ...

One of few music pioneers for Latinos during his time, Grammy-award winner Ruben Ramos has been courting Texas crowds for a half century. “I enjoy entertaining my raza,” he’ll tell you. The sound of ...

Ramos is considered a pioneer of Tejano music, the sound known for its traditional Mexican roots infused with the big-band sound of the 1940s, and heavily influenced by blues and rock. Hes bandleader ...