Al Hurricane

Al Hurricane was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist whose meld of vintage Mexican traditional music, vintage R&B, early rock & roll, and country & western earned him the iconic status of "the Godfather of New Mexico Music." Hurricane's seven-decade career was restless, creative, and all-encompassing -- his final album, released in 2010, even ventured into reggae and reggaeton. He and his various bands toured the U.S and Mexico for decades. Hurricane's given name was Alberto Nelson Sanchez. His stage name was actually a childhood nickname from his mother, Bennie, to...