Al hurricane jr biography

Al Hurricane, Jr. has built his own legacy, and maintained the legacy of his father. In 1975 he released his El Joven album, which featured his first hit single “El Pintor” which had been released a few years earlier and had garnered playtime with the New Mexico music scene. The following year, he had another hit on his eponymous album with 1976’s “Flor De Las Flores”. His regular appearances on the Val De La O Show, alongside his father Al Hurricane, uncles Tiny Morrie and Baby Gaby, helped his music shape the sound of New Mexico music during the 20th century and his own lasting legacy. He had been performing music since he was a teenager, regularly charting New Mexico radio and on KANW’s New Mexico music albums. During the early ’80s, like other country-Western stalwarts he joined the ranks of a supergroup, called Bandido. Afterward he remained a regular at most fiestas throughout New Mexico and the Southwestern Uni

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