Little Willie G.

Legendary Chicano vocalist Little Willie G, whose fantastic musical odyssey began in the early 60s, has a brand new CD out on Hightone Records, produced by David Hidalgo of Los Lobos. Its entitled Make Up for the Lost Time. He does exactly that on this soulful collection of rs former Midniter bandmate, Romeo Prado, David Hidalgo and others, often in collaboration with Willie himself. Little Willie G, along with Little Ray Jimenez, were the brightest singing stars in East L.A.s golden age of rock Land of a Thousand Dances reached #67 on the national charts and they enjoyed several local and regional hits. The fact that many of their recordings have been bootlegged to this day, both on vinyl and CD, is a testament to the popularity of their music.