This webpage is dedicated to the lectures, lecture/performances,
interviews, and teaching I've done at universities, museums,
cultural centers, and other venues over the years. My
lecture/performances include
video clips, "live" musical performances, and a
question and answer session. I have two
different presentations. One is on the history of Chicano
rock, the other a tribute to the life and career of my father,
the late great "Father of Chicano Music," Lalo Guerrero.
The latter lecture/performance also includes video clips of my
performances with my father and a history of my musical
relationship with him. In 2015, I taught "The History of
The Beatles, Part 1 & 2," a twelve week course, for the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute at the Palm Desert, California campus of California
State University at San Bernardino. I taught six week class on
"The History of The Beatles in 2019. In 2020, I
taught as six week class "Bob Dylan: A Man and His Music" and a
one-off class on "The History of Chicano Rock." Below is
an at a glance list of venues where I've done the aforementioned and other
related presentations. Below the list is the same list
with details, photos,
flyers, videos, and in some cases links to stories I've written about my
lecture/performances.
List of
Venues
(at a glance)
University of Riverside- Palm Desert, California campus (April 11- May 16, 2023) - instructor for "History of The Beatles" (6 week course)
Berkeley City College- Berkeley, California (April 13, 2023)- panel member "History of Chicano Music"
University of Riverside- Palm Desert, California campus (February 23- March 30, 2023) - instructor for "History of The Beatles" (6 week course)
California State University San Bernardino- Palm Desert, California (February 1- March 8, 2023) - instrutor for "Bob Dylan: The Man and His Music" (6 week course)
Freight & Salvage
Coffeehouse
Lecture Series (via Zoom)- Berkeley, California (November 7,
2020)
panel member "History of Chicano Rock"
California State
University San Bernardino- Palm Desert, California (January
31- March 6, 2020) instructor for "Bob Dylan: The Man and His Music" (6 week course)
California State
University San Bernardino- Palm Desert, California (January
13, 2020) "History of Chicano Rock"
NAMM Museum-
Carlsbad, California (September 5, 2019) Interviewed about Chicano Rock and Mark Guerrero musical history
Lyceum Theater-
San Diego, California (August 23, 2019) Interview and talk about Gold Star Studio with musical performances
Boyle Heights
Arts & History Studios- East L.A. (July 12, 2019) History of East L.A. Rock
California State
University San Bernardino- San Bernardino, California (June
10, 2019) speaker at "Race and Racism"
class
California State
University San Bernardino- Palm Desert California (Jan. 28- March 4, 2019) - instructor for" History of The Beatles" (6 week course)
2017 NACCS Annual Conference- Hotel Irvine in Irvine, California (March 22, 2017)
Seminar of East L.A. Rock History with Rudy Salas of Tierra
British Music Experience- Liverpool, England, June 29, 1018 with Chan Romero and Ralph Ellis of The Swingin' Blue Jeans
California State University San Bernardino- Palm Desert California (Oct. 21, 2016)
"History of Chicano Rock"
California State University San
Bernardino- Palm Desert California
(Jan. 15- April 24, 2015) - instructor for "History of The Beatles- Part 1 & 2" (12 week course)
Resource Center
For Non-Violence- Santa Cruz, California (February 21, 2015) - "History and Music of Lalo Guerrero"
The Ohio State
University- Columbus, Ohio (March 31, 2014) - "History of Chicano Rock"
California State University San Bernardino- Palm Desert California
(February 28, 2014) "History of Chicano Rock"
California State
University San Bernardino- San Bernardino, California
(February 11, 2014) speaker at " Race and Racism" class
California State
University San Bernardino- San Bernardino, California
(January 14, 2014)
"History of Chicano Rock and The Eastside Sound of the 1960s" (lecture)
College of the
Desert- Palm Desert, California (October 14, 2013)
Zoot Suit Play and Movie and the Pachuco Music of Lalo Guerrero
The Nile Nite Club- Bakersfield, California (February 9,
2013)
"History and Music of Lalo Guerrero"
Arte Americas, Casa de la Cultura- Fresno, California
(January 11, 2013)
"History and Music of Lalo Guerrero"
Museum of Ventura County- Ventura, California (October 9,
2011)
History of the Eastside Sound with Max Uballez and authors David Reyes and Tom Waldman
University of California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)-
Westwood, California (May 2, 2011) "History of Chicano Rock"
Museo Cultural- Santa Fe, New Mexico (September 25, 2010) "History of Chicano Rock and musical performance of Mark and Lalo Guerrero music
East Los Angeles Library (August 28, 2010)
San Diego Mesa College- San Diego, California (November
11, 2009) "History of Chicano Rock"
Barrio Station-
San Diego, California (November 8, 2009) Musical performance and screening of "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano"
Grammy Museum-
Los Angeles, California
(September 24, 2009) on panel at screening of "Land of a Thousand Dances: The Sounds of East L.A." documentary
National
Hispanic University-
San Jose, California
(July 2, 2009) "History of Chicano Rock"
University of California at
Santa Barbara- Santa Barbara, California
(May 8, 2008) Musical performance at a corrido conference
Vroman's Book Store- Pasadena, California (September 8,
2007) Interviewed by Dominic Priori, along with other East L.A. singers and musicians about the history of East L.A. rock of the 60s
Marin County Civic Center-
San Rafael, California (March 29, 2007) Musical performance and screening of "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano
University of
California at Riverside- Palm Desert, California
(March 23, 2007) Musical performance with trio and El Chicano at a tribute to Lalo Guerrero and screening of Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano
El Paso Community College-
El Paso, Texas
(April
22, 2005) talk and performance with Steve Salas of Tierra
University of California at
Berkeley- Berkeley, California
(April 6, 2005) History of Chicano Rock
California State University
Los Angeles-
Los Angeles, California
(May 15, 2002) "History of Chicano Rock"
California State University
Fullerton-
Fullerton, California
(April 17, 2002) "History of Chicano Rock"
California State University Los Angeles-
Los Angeles, California
(November 15 & 16, 1989) Musical performance of Mark Guerrero songs about Chicano culture
Los Angeles is the focal point in the development of Chicano
music. Survey the history of this unique style of music
from it's start in the pre-rock era of the 1940s to the present
time. Learn about artists such as Ritchie Valens, Trini
Lopez, Los Lobos, and Lalo Guerrero. Musical genres
including swing, rock, Latin rock, and punk will be covered.
Taught by recording artist/musicain/educator Mark Guerrero, the
son of Lalo Guerrero aka "The Father of Chicano Music.
California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
(January 31 - March 6, 2020)
Bob Dylan: The Man
& His Music, two hours a week for six weeks for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Course description below:
California State
University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
(January 13, 2020)
History of Chicano Rock from the pre-rock 1940s to the
present, a two hour one off lecture for the Osher Lifelong
Learning Institure. Course description below:
NAMM Museum
Carlsbad, California
(September 5, 2019)
Mark Guerrero was interviewed by Dan Del Fiorentino for the NAMM
archive about his career, the Eastside Sound of East L.A., his
musical equipment, and his father Lalo Guerrero.
Dan Del Fiorentino &
Mark
Click
hereto see the video clip of the interview on NAMM's
site.
Lyceum Theater
San Diego, California
(August 23, 2019)
Mark Guerrero was interviewed by rock critic TK Arnold regarding
Mark's career and experiences at legendary Gold Star Studio in
Hollywood. Related images were projected on a screen and
recordings by Mark were played. The event was before a
performance of the musical play "33 1/3 House of Dreams," which
is the story of Gold Star and the hit music that was recorded
there. Records by artists such as Phil Spector, The Beach
Boys, Eddie Cochran, Ritchie Valens, The Champs, The Buffalo
Springfield, Sonny and Cher are performed.
TK Arnold
Boyle Heights Arts &
History Studios
East Los Angeles
(July 12, 2019)
Mark Guerrero was interviewed by filmmaker David
Herrera and Boyle Heights historian Shmuel Gonzalez about the
Zoot Suit era and the Eastside Sound music scene of the 1960s.
A 17 minute video
segment of the Interview
California State
University at San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
(June 10, 2019)
a lecture/performance for a class on "Race and Racism."
The presentation involved a talk and discussion on race and
racism and how it related and continues to relate to the music
business, as well as music and videos related to the subject.
The presentation was conducted in a lecture hall at the
invitation of Charli Eaton who teaches the class. Mark
performed his songs "I'm Brown" and "Pre-Columbian Dream," as
well as his dad's "Los Chucos Suaves." He also showed
music videos of "I'm Brown" and "Los Chucos Suaves."
Professor Charli
Holding Mark's guitar
History Of The
Beatles
California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
January 28 - March 4, 2019
History of The Beatles, two hours a week for six weeks for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. See course description below:
British Music Experience Museum
Liverpool, England
June 29, 2018
Ralph Ellis, Chan Romero & Mark
Guerrero (panel discussion with musical performances)
Spencer Leigh, Ralph
Ellis (Swinging Blue Jeans), Chan Romero, Mark
Guerrero
Unknown, Kevin
McMannis, Mark, Spencer Leigh, and Chan Romero
2017 NACCS Annual
Conference
National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Hotel Irvine
Irvine, California
March 22, 1017
The National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies held
the conference from March 22-25 at the Hotel Irvine in Irvine,
California. Mark Guerrero participated in a panel
discussion on Chicano music in East L.A. in the 1960s and the
effect the war in Viet Nam had on the music scene. Also on
the panel were Rudy Salas, founder and leader of Tierra, and
Greg Esparza, current singer with Thee Midniters. Songs
were performed by all three participants solo and together.
History Of Chicano Rock
California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
October 21, 2016
a lecture/performance on
"The History of Chicano Rock from the pre-rock 1940s to the
present.
History Of The
Beatles
California State University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
Part 1- January 15 -
February 19, 2015
Part 2- March 13 - April 24, 2015
a two-part
history of The Beatles, two hours a week for twelve weeks, in the Oliphant Auditorium for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. See course descriptions below:
Resource Center For
Non-Violence
Santa Cruz, California
February 21, 2015
a screening and performance on the history of
Lalo Guerrero and the musical relationship between Mark & Lalo
Guerrero. The event was presented by the Community Action
Board of Santa Cruz County and sponsored by the Resource Center
for Non-Violence and the Watsonville Film Festival. Mark
screened the documentary "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano"
and video clips of performances he did with his father over the
years, including performances in Paris, France, and Tucson,
Arizona. Mark also did an acoustic concert featuring Lalo
Guerrero songs "Los Chucos Suaves," "Nunca Jamas," "Tacos For
Two," "There's No Tortillas," and "No Chicanos On TV, in
addition to his own songs "On The Boulevard," "Pre-Columbian
Dream," and "Zoot Suit."
County Supervisor
John Leopold & event organizer Mireya Gomez
The Ohio State
University
Columbus, Ohio
(March 31, 2014)
a lecture/performance on "The History of Chicano
Rock: 1940-1980," with a special emphasis on the pre-rock period
of the 1940s. The event was presented by the Center for
Latin American Studies and the Center for Spanish and
Portuguese. Mark spoke and performed for the class of
Paloma Martinez-Cruz, which is for graduate students. Mark
discussed the subject with the aid of projected photographs and
video clips. He also performed several of his songs, as well as
a couple of his father's (Lalo Guerrero).
Photo by
Augusto Saenz
Photo by
Augusto Saenz
Mark & Paloma
Martinez-Cruz
California State
University at San Bernardino
Palm Desert Campus
Oliphant Auditorium
Palm Desert, California
(February 28, 2014)
a
lecture/performance on the "History of
Chicano Rock and the Eastside Sound of the 1960s" at the Oliphant
Auditorium. The event was presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute. Mark performed his songs "Pre-Columbian Dream," "Ay Yi Yi Yi
(Nobody Told Me)," "When the Populations Shifts," "On the Boulevard," and I'm
Brown." He also performed his father's "No Chicanos On TV," and closed the
presentation with Chan Romero singing his classic rock song "The Hippy Hippy
Shake," backed by Mark on guitar.
Chan Romero Chicano rock pioneer of "The Hippy Hippy Shake"
fame (far right front row)
Chan Romero &
Mark
California State
University at San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California
(February 11, 2014)
a lecture/performance for
a class on "Race and Racism." The presentation involved a talk and discussion
on race and racism and how it related and continues to relate to
the music business, as well as music related to the subject.
The presentation was conducted in a lecture hall. Mark
performed his songs "Blood On the Sun," "Days of the Dons," "Ay
Yi Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," "When the Population Shifts," and
"I'm Brown." He also performed his father's song "No
Chicanos on TV."
Dr. Fenelon, Mark,
and Dr. Madrigal
California State
University at San Bernardino
SMSU Theater
San Bernardino, California
(January 14, 2014)
a lecture/performance on the "History of
Chicano Rock and the Eastside Sound of the '60s" at the SMSU Theater on
campus. The presentation included a slide show with
commentary, video clips, sound bytes, musical performances, and
a question and answer period. Songs Mark performed
included his "On the Boulevard," "Pre-Columbian Dream," "Viva
Dolores," and "Ay Yi Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," and his dad's "No
Chicanos On TV." He then did a presentation for the class of Dr. Elsa Valdez, which included a
talk and musical performances of Mark's "When the Populaton Shifts,"
"Whitewash," and "I'm Brown."
Mark at podium at
SMSU Theater
Mark in front of Dr.
Valdez' class
College of the Desert
Palm Desert, California
(October 14, 2013)
a lecture/discussion of the play and movie "Zoot Suit" and Lalo
Guerrero's music that was featured throughout. Mark also
performed some of his father's songs from "Zoot Suit" as well as
some of his own pachuco songs. The presentation was for
Gary Walker's English Composition and Literature class.
Gary Walker & Mark
The Nile Nightclub
Bakersfield, California
(February 9, 2013)
a two and a half
hour lecture/performance tribute to Lalo Guerrero. The
presentation included a slide show on the life and career of
Lalo Guerrero, video clips of Lalo & Mark performing together in
various venues, and
performances of Lalo Guerrero songs by Mark Guerrero and the
Luis Valadez Trio, individually and together.
Dolores Huerta & Mark
Arte Americas
Fresno, California
(January 11, 2013)
a two and a half
hour lecture/performance tribute to Lalo Guerrero. The
presentation included a slide show on the life and career of
Lalo Guerrero, video clips of Lalo & Mark performing at various
venues, and
performances of Lalo Guerrero songs by Mark Guerrero and
Carmencristina Moreno, individually and together.
Mark & Carmencristina
Moreno
Arte Americas- Casa
de la Cultura
Fresno, California
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura, California
October 9, 2011
a
screening of the documentary "Chicano Rock: The Sounds of East
Los Angeles" with a musical performance by Mark Guerrero, which
included his songs "On the Boulevard," "Pre-Columbian Dream,"
and "I'm Brown," as well as his late father's songs "Tacos For
Two" and "Los Chucos Suaves." Mark also was part of the
panel discussion.
Museum of Ventura County
University of
California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)
(May 2, 2011)
a
two and a half hour
lecture/presentation/performance for Mindy O'Brien's
Chicano Music class
Museo Cultural
Santa Fe, New
Mexico
(September 25, 2010)
In the afternoon, a two hour lecture/presentation on the
careers and music of Lalo and Mark Guerrero and the history of
Chicano music. The presentation included video and audio
clips, a slide show, and discussion. In the evening,
Mark Guerrero performed a 90 minute solo concert doing a
combination of Lalo Guerrero and Mark Guerrero songs.
Mark lecture
Mark solo performance
Mark singing with Los
Romanticos
East Los Angeles Library
Los Angeles, California
(August 28, 2010)
a presentation/performance
moderated by Tom Waldman, co-author of the book "Land of a
Thousand Dances." The topics were the 1970 Chicano
Moratorium at which journalist Ruben Salazar was killed and
music that is written and recorded for political purposes.
Mark performed his song "I'm Brown," his immigration song "Ay Yi
Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," and his dad's song on the same subject
"No Way Jose."
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
(November 11, 2009)
a lecture/solo performance
on the history of Chicano rock & roll for combined classes.
The lecture included a slide show, video clips, and discussion.
The musical performance consisted of Lalo Guerrero, Mark
Guerrero, and "Eastside Sound" songs.
Barrio Station
San Diego, California
(November 8, 2009)
a screening and introduction of the documentary, "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano,"
a solo acoustic performance, and an acoustic performance with a San
Diego traditional Mexican trio, Los Romanticos.
Grammy Museum
Los Angeles, California
(September 24, 2009)
on a panel at a screening of the "Chicano Rock: Sounds of East
Los Angeles" documentary with its director Jon Wilkman, Tom
Waldman (co-author of the book "Land of a Thousand Dances),"
and
East L.A. music pioneer and founder of The Romancers, Max Uballez.
(left to right- Tom
Waldman, Mark Guerrero, Max Uballez, Bobby Avila,
Robert Zapata , and Charlie Muñoz)
National
Hispanic University
San Jose, California
(July 2, 2009)
a lecture/solo performance
on the history of Chicano rock & roll for combined
classes and the public in the school library as part of the
University's
"Distinguished Speaker Series"
University of California at
Santa Barbara
(May 8, 2008)
a
lecture/performance with my brother Dan for the
Sixth Annual International Corrido Conference. The lecture
included a discussion of Lalo Guerrero corridos. The
performances included Mark singing Lalo's "El Corrido de Delano"
and Mark & Dan's duet of Lalo's "El Chicano," a corrido about
Chicano and Mexican pride.
Vroman's Book Store
Pasadena, California
(September 8, 2007)
an
interview/discussion on the East Los Angeles rock scene of
the 1960s hosted by author Dominic Priori ("Riot On the
Sunset Strip"). Other participants were Bobby Espinoza
of El Chicano, Mario Panaqua of the Jaguars with the Salas
Brothers, and Ersi and Rosella Arvizu of the Sisters.
Marin County Civic Center
San Rafael, California
(March 29, 2007)
a lecture/solo performance for Cesar Chavez Day
The Historic Marin County Civic Center
Frank Lloyd Wright- Architect
(building
which houses the Marin County
Board of Supervisors Chambers)
UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
University of California, Riverside
(Palm Desert campus)
(March 23, 2007)
an introduction and screening of the documentary "Lalo
Guerrero: The Original Chicano" and concert with a three piece
traditional Mexican-style acoustic group for the gala for
the Lalo Guerrero Film & Arts Festival. Group members
were Mark Guerrero, Alex Armstrong, and Lorenzo Martinez,
who performed Mark Guerrero's "The Ballad of Lalo Guerrero"
and "Pre-Columbian Dream," as well as Lalo Guerrero's
"El Corrido de Delano," "Los Chucos Suaves,"
"Tacos for Two," and "El Chicano."
There was also a question and answer session conducted by
Mark. Also on the bill were pioneer Chicano rockers, El Chicano.
Mark played guitar and sang the co-lead vocal with El Chicano
on their hit version of "Brown Eyed Girl."
The concert followed the screening of the Lalo Guerrero
documentary.
El Paso Community College
El Paso, Texas
(April
22, 2005)
a
lecture/performance on the history of Chicano rock & roll with Steve Salas of Tierra for Manuel Velez' class.
Mark & Steve spoke to the class and sang separately and
together, accompanied by Mark on guitar.
Flyer below
(for a local performance the day after the presentation at El Paso
Community College)
Steve Salas, Mark Guerrero,
Manuel Velez, & Carlos Callejo
University of California at
Berkeley
(April 6, 2005)
a lecture on the
history of Chicano rock & roll for Alfred Arteaga's Chicano Music class
Mark Guerrero and Alfred Arteaga
My Visit To a Parallel Chicano/Latino
Universe- San Francisco: April 5- 6, 2005- an
account of my trip to the San Francisco Bay Area to speak at U.C.
Berkeley and to visit local musicians such as Abel Zarate and
Richard Spremich of the original Malo, Dr. Loco (Jose Cuellar),
and speaker/songwriter and writer PC Muñoz.
California State University
Los Angeles
(May 15, 2002)
a lecture/performance for Richard Rodriguez' Chicano Popular Culture
class
California State University
Fullerton
(April 17, 2002)
a lecture for Enrique Rios-Ellis' Mexican Music class
California State University
Los Angeles
(November 16, 1989)
a lecture/performance for Hector Soto-Perez' Pre-Hispanic Literature
class
California
State University Los Angeles
(November 15, 1989)
a lecture/solo performance for combined
Chicano studies classes in the student union
