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{{short description|American musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = David Hidalgo
| image           = David Hidalgo.jpg
| caption         = Hidalgo performing with [[Los Lobos]] on the South Lawn of the White House, October 13, 2009
| birth_name      = David Kent Hidalgo
| alias           =
| origin          =
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1954|10|06}}
| birth_place     = [[Los Angeles]], US
| death_date      =
| instrument      = Vocals, guitar, [[accordion]], violin, [[6-string banjo]], cello, [[requinto jarocho]], percussion, drums
| genre           = [[Chicano rock]], [[roots rock]], [[Tejano music|Tex-Mex]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]], [[cowpunk]]
| occupation      = Musician, songwriter
| years_active    =
| label           =
| associated_acts = [[Los Lobos]], [[Los Super Seven]], [[Latin Playboys]], Houndog
| website         = 
}}

'''David Kent Hidalgo''' (born October 6, 1954, in Los Angeles)<ref>{{cite book| editor-first= Holly| editor-last= George-Warren| title= The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll| publisher= Fireside| year= 2001| page= [https://archive.org/details/rollingstoneency00holl/page/579 579]| isbn= 0-7432-0120-5| url= https://archive.org/details/rollingstoneency00holl/page/579}}</ref> is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band [[Los Lobos]]. Hidalgo frequently plays musical instruments such as [[accordion]], violin, [[6-string banjo]], [[cello]], [[requinto jarocho]], percussion, drums and [[guitar]] as a [[session musician]] on other artists' releases.

==Early life and education==
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==Career==
In 1973, Hidalgo was one of the founding members of [[Los Lobos]], for which he wrote most songs together with Louie Pérez. He also participated as a guest musician on albums of other artists, among them David Alvin, [[Buckwheat Zydeco]], [[Paul Burlison]], [[T-Bone Burnett]], [[Peter Case]], [[Toni Childs]], [[Marc Cohn]], [[Ry Cooder]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Crowded House]], [[The Fabulous Thunderbirds]], [[John Lee Hooker]], [[Rickie Lee Jones]], [[Leo Kottke]], [[Roy Orbison]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Pierce Pettis]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Paul Simon]], [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]], [[Suzanne Vega]], [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Tom Waits]].  He is a member of the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Los Super Seven]] and of the [[Latin Playboys]], a side project made up of some of the members of Los Lobos. With Mike Halby of [[Canned Heat]], he formed another band, Houndog, as a side project. He also appeared on national television in the U.S., backing Waits.

In 1987, he contributed the song "Will the Wolf Survive?" to the movie ''Promised Land''. For [[Dennis Hopper]]'s ''[[Colors (film)|Colors]]'' (1988), he wrote the song "One Time, One Night". He wrote the songs "Manifold De Amour", "Forever Night Shade Mary" and "Chinese Surprize" for the 1995 action film ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]].'' He contributed his melancholic song "La pistola y el corazón" for the movie ''[[The Mexican (film)|The Mexican]]'' (2001).

Hidalgo's songs have been [[cover version|covered]] by the [[Jerry Garcia Band]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Bonnie Raitt]] and others. He has performed in [[Eric Clapton]]'s [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] since its inception in 2004, including a performance with Los Lobos in April 2013 at Madison Square Garden. Clapton joined the band on stage for their song "Burn It Down", from their 2010 album, ''[[Tin Can Trust]]''.

== Personal life and family ==

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His son, [[David Hidalgo Jr.|David Jr.]], is the drummer for the band [[Social Distortion]]. His other son Vincent has played bass for the band [[The Bronx (band)|Mariachi El Bronx]].

==Discography==

===Selected collaborations===
* [[T-Bone Burnett]] (guitar, accordion, vocals, 8-String Bass on ''[[T-Bone Burnett (album)|T-Bone Burnett]]'' (1986)
* [[Peter Case]] (''The Man with the Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar'')
* [[Los Cenzontles]] (co-producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on ''[[Songs of Wood & Steel]]'')
* [[Eric Clapton]] (Crossroads festival DVD, CD) 
* [[Ry Cooder]] (''[[Chávez Ravine (album)|Chávez Ravine]]'')
* [[Elvis Costello]] (harmony vocal on ''[[King of America]]'', guitar and harmony vocal on ''[[Momofuku (album)|Momofuku]]'')
* [[Toni Childs]] (''[[House of Hope (album)|House of Hope]]'')
* [[Crowded House]] (accordion "As Sure as I Am" on ''[[Woodface]]'' (1991))
* [[Bob Dylan]] (accordion on ''[[Together Through Life]]'' and ''[[Christmas in the Heart]]''; guitar, accordion, violin on ''[[Tempest (Bob Dylan album)|Tempest]]'')
* [[John P. Hammond|John Hammond]] (guitar, mandolin, vocals on ''[[Ready for love]]'' (2003))
* [[John Lee Hooker]] (multiple projects)
* [[Roy Orbison]] (''[[King of Hearts (Roy Orbison album)|King of Hearts]]'')
* [[Willy DeVille]] (''[[Backstreets of Desire]]'', ''[[Crow Jane Alley]]'')
* [[Gov't Mule]] (Politician) (guitar and vocals on ''[[The Deepest End, Live in Concert]]'')
* The 1994 tribute to songwriter [[Mark Heard]], ''[[Strong Hand of Love]]''
* [[Indigenous (band)|Mato Nanji]]
*[[Luther Dickinson]] (''3 Skulls and the Truth'', [[Blues Bureau International]])
* [[Rickie Lee Jones]] (''[[Traffic from Paradise]]'', ''[[The Evening of My Best Day]]'')
* [[Tonio K.]] (''Olé'')
* [[Leo Kottke]] (''[[Try and Stop Me]]'')
* [[G. Love & Special Sauce]] (viola on "Missing My Baby")
* [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]] & [[Los Cenzontles]] (co-producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist on "American Horizon")
* [[Ozomatli]] (multiple projects)
* [[Dolly Parton]] (''[[Treasures (Dolly Parton album)|Treasures]]'')
* [[Pierce Pettis]] (''Chase the Buffalo'')
* [[Bonnie Raitt]] (''[[Fundamental (Bonnie Raitt album)|Fundamental]]'')
* [[Marc Ribot]] (''Border Music'')
* [[Paul Simon]] ("All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints" on ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' (1986))
* [[Martin Simpson]] (''Kambara Music in Native Tongues'' (1998))
* [[Tremoloco]] (Dulcinea)
* [[Suzanne Vega]] ({{proper name|''[[99.9F°]]''}})
* [[Tom Waits]] (accordion on "Cold, Cold Ground" and "Train Song" on ''[[Franks Wild Years|Frank's Wild Years]]'' (1987); accordion and violin on "Whistle Down the Wind" on ''[[Bone Machine]]'' (1992); guitar, accordion, violin, bass, backing vocals on several tracks on ''[[Bad as Me|Bad As Me]]'' (2011))
* [[Buckwheat Zydeco]] (multiple projects)

==DVDs==
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==Music videos==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Video
|-
| 1990
| "[[Hey Good Lookin' (song)|Hey Good Lookin']]" <small>(with [[Buckwheat Zydeco]] and [[Dwight Yoakam]])</small>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* [http://www.loslobos.org/site/ Los Lobos]
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p86551|pure_url=yes}} David Hidalgo] at Allmusic.com

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[[Category:American male singers]]
[[Category:Songwriters from Arizona]]
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[[Category:American musicians of Mexican descent]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American musicians]]
[[Category:Singers from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Los Lobos members]]
[[Category:Spanish-language singers of the United States]]
[[Category:Songwriters from California]]
[[Category:Singers from Arizona]]
[[Category:Latin Playboys members]]
[[Category:21st-century American accordionists]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:American male songwriters]]