TRINI LOPEZ
What do you get when you take a rockin', rollin' Tex-Mex singer from Dallas and transplant him into a trendy Los Angeles nightclub frequented by Hollywood celebrities? In the case of Trini Lopez, the result was a nightly, crowd-pleasing party atmosphere in the best spot to catch the attention of one of the most famous people in show business. Just being affiliated with Frank Sinatra gave Lopez enough clout to boost him to a million-selling pleateau, though who'd have figured the two would become close friends and eventually hang out regularly as neighbors in Southern California's desert oasis? Christened Trinidad Lopez III in 1937, he grew up in the Little Mexico neighborhood a couple of miles north of downtown Dallas. His father, Trinidad II, had worked as a singer when he ... MORE ››
