Tortilla Factory, San Angelo

TORTILLA FACTORY - La Bicicleta (GC Production 1027)

Tony "Ham" Guerrero's roots are San Angelo. And it is from those roots that he took the name for his longstanding combo Tortilla Factory. Born in 1973 the group came in as the traditional sounds were becoming more firmly entrenched and the old crossover sounds were more and more out.

(Tortilla Factory in front of THE Tortilla(s)
Factory in San Angelo, Texas ca. 1973)

"La Bicicleta" (as well as the flip "La Borradita") was pulled from the group's self-titled 1973 debut for Manny Guerra's GC Productions label (home to the Latin Breed & Chelo Vasquez as well as Mickey & the Soul Generation). Vocals are handled by El Charro Negro aka Bobby Butler (cut "Next Time You See Me" for Chester Lee Foy's Tear Drop label) who Tony had worked with in Little Joe & the Latinaires in the decade previous. "La Bicicleta" is a spirited tejano romp with a west coast jazz streak.

Go check out Tony's Tortilla Factory site here. Buy cds and check out old pictures of Tony from back in the day.