Musicians on the Record: El Vez

Musicians on the Record: El Vez

Series: Musicians on the Record
From: WXPN
Length: 00:03:36

El Vez calls himself the "Mexican Elvis". Still he found solace and inspiration in David Bowie's 1972 record, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust." Read the full description.

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Timing and Cues

3:36
begins with short i.d. "i am el vez, the mexican elvis"
ends with music

Musical Works

"The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust" (1972, RCA label)

Ziggy Stardust
Lady Stardust
Moonage Daydream

El Vez, "Son of a Lad from Spain?" (1999, Sympathy for the Record Industry label)

Lady Stardust