TRINI RECEIVED THE 25TH STAR ON THE LAS VEGAS WALK OF STARS ON HIS
BIRTHDAY, MAY 15, 2008.
The star dedication
was held in the main Showroom of the Fabulous Flamingo Hotel &
Casino on May 15, 2008. Trini received
congratulatory messages from President and Mrs. George Bush,
Governor Jim Gibbons of Nevada, a Certificate of Recognition
from Nevada's Lieutenant Governor, Brian K. Krolicki,
Congressional Recognition from United States Congresswoman
Shelley Berkley, Nevada's First Congressional District,
Congressional Recognition from Jon C. Porter, United States
Congressman, Nevada's Third Congressional District and a
Proclamation from The Board of County Commissioners of Clark
County, Nevada, proclaiming May 15, 2008 TRINI LOPEZ DAY.
Rich Little, Robin Leach, Ron Dante,& Sammy Shore were among
those congratulating Trini on his well deserved Star.
Trini received messages for his star and his birthday from
around the world, from Austria, to Australia, to Argentina, from
North and South Africa, from Mexico to Japan, and Canada, and
across America. Trini appreciates everyone who made this a
very special day for him. A
complete list of Trini's fans who helped pay for his star and of the
Star dedication will be posted soon. Keep watching!!
To read an article by world famous columnist, Robin Leach, about
Trini's Las Vegas Walk of Stars dedication and see some pictures of the
event, click
here. More photos will be
posted soon, in the meantime click on
www.myspace.com/mrlabamba for more pictures of Trini.
When you go to myspace.com/mrlabamaba, then you click on View my
pic which is under Trini's picture. Some of the pictures
are a little dark, but hopefully you will be able to see them. |
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"RAMBLIN
MAN" Trini's new CD was released on May 15,
2008. This is a fantastic Rock and Roll CD with a lot of
your favorites including the title song, "Ramblin Man", "Lay
Lady Lay", "Lady Madonna" and "La Bamba". This album was
produced by Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ron Dante, who also
produced albums for Barry Manilow, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart and
many more. Ron was the lead singer for the group The
Archies who had a number one hit with "Sugar, Sugar".
Trini has included "Sugar, Sugar" on this new album with a new
twist.
"Ramblin
Man" will be on Airline Records and distributed
internationally by Universal Music. Check your favorite
music store and web sites for ordering information. |
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On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Trini made a
special guest appearance for "The Celebrate Life Dinner" featuring
Pat Boone in Indian Wells, California, and sang several of his
hit songs. This was benefit for Miriam House Maternity
Home and Birth Choice of the Desert Pregnancy Help Center.
Miriam House provides shelter, caring and spiritual support for
homeless pregnant women. After singing only three songs, Trini
received a standing ovation and Pat Boone lead the ovation.
Pat Boone had a beautiful pro life presentation and sang several
of his famous hits. It was an uplifting evening. |
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On Tuesday, March 18, Trini was the headliner at
a benefit for the United States Marines in Cathedral City,
California. For some unknown reason, when these military
troops return to the Palm Springs airport, they must provide
their own transportation to the 29 Palms Marine base in 29
Palms, Ca. The drive takes about one and half hours.
After these men have put their lives on the line for us, it is a
shame they must pay to get back to their base when they return.
In order to help with this expense, a benefit was held with many
other local celebrities performing. There was standing room only
and people were turned away at the door because there was no
room for anyone else to enter the building. Trini
performed several songs and had the people dancing, clapping,
and singing along with him. It was a wonderful event with
nine of the Marines in attendance. Several thousand
dollars were raised for these wonderful men and women. |
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The International Medical Alliance, Inc., a non
profit organization, hosted a black-tie South American
Extravaganza at the Westin Mission Hills Resort, in Rancho
Mirage, California on February 8, 2008. The IMA provides
free medical care to the poor around the world. It was
a fun and elegant black-tie dinner and fashion show which
featured a mix of South American cuisine, colors and romance of
Columbia and grand show of Brazilian music! A silent auction with many items including a special painting
by world famous artist, Sharie Hatchett Bohlmann, raised
money to be used to send medical missions teams to perform
surgeries, consultations and doctor's conferences. Doctors
donate their services, but it does cost for travel and to ship
supplies to the impoverished countries. Trini Lopez was
honored as a
honorary member of the Board of Directors of this worthwhile
charity and was in attendance. There web
page is
www.internationalmedicalalliance.org. Check it out! |
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NEWS ALERT:
Trini would like to express his
thanks to his fans for their concern for him because of the
theft of his 1982 Rolls Royce from his driveway. He was not
injured and his car has been recovered with no damage. He
did have to have the automobile re-keyed because the robbers
kept the keys. Thank you again for your thoughts and
prayers. |
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On November 29, 2007, Trini helped raise
thousands and thousands of dollars for the injured fire
fighters in the Fallbrook, California, area. Fans were
very, very receptive to Trini's performance and he received
several standing ovations. |
The first annual "Latinos of Distinction Awards
Dinner and Presentation" is a special event in honor of the 10th
anniversary of the Fiesta de la Familia weekend festivities in
San Bernardino/Ontario, California. To kick off the
weekend, the Latinos of Distinction honored Trini with the 2007
"Living Legend of the Year" award. Trini also receive a
"Lifetime Entertainment Achievement" award from Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, presented by John Cruz,
appointment secretary to the Governor, Certificate of
Special Congressional Recognition "Lifetime Entertainment
Achievement" Award by U.S. House of Representatives, J. Baca,
Member of Congress, 43rd Congressional District, Certificate of
Recognition "Living Legend Award" from California State Senate,
Gloria Negrite MLeod, Senator, Certificate of Recognition
"Lifetime Entertainment Achievement" Award, from County of San
Bernardino County Supervisors, Bail Biana, Chairman and Josie
Gonzales, Supervisor, Certificate of Recognition "Lifetime
Entertainment Achievement" Award, from County of San Bernardino
Board of Supervisors, Gary C. Ovitt, Supervisor 4th District,
and the "Lifetime Entertainment Achievement" Award from the City
of Ontario, Paul Leon, Mayor. After the awards
presentation, Trini sang "La Bamba" and everyone, including U.
S. Government officials, a State Senator, mayors of several
cities and other dignitaries, joined in singing and dancing.
When the program closed, Trini passed out CD's, was available
for fans to take pictures, and signed autographs for another
hour and half. It was a wonderful and exciting evening for
everyone.
Photos |
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I would like to thank Susan Colon
and Jim Silva from The Strategic Approach, Jerry Velasco from Nosotros, Inc, and Mayor Paul Leon of Ontario, California, for
all their hard work making this a very special evening for me.
Trini Lopez |
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To view some of Trini's latest and
exciting
accolades in the last few years
click accolades. |
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Trini was invited to make a special appearance in
a motion picture being filmed in Palm Springs, Ca., called
"American High School." In the movie, Trini sings "La
Bamba" as the celebrity guest for the High School Prom.
Looks like Trini sure did enjoy his work. |
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Trini with some of the girls at the "Prom"
Trini thinks this certainly is not the dress he remembers for a prom.
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Trini with one of the gals in the movie. |
On September 1, 2007, Trini was
a special guest on the Bubblegum
Bonanza at The Cannery Hotel and
Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Robin Leach
Introduced the show which
included Bo Donaldson & The
Heywoods, The Ohio Express, The 1910 Fruitgum
Company, Alan O'Day, Andrew Gold, Ron Dante/The
Archies, and Trini Lopez.
Trini made an appearance,
and naturally this legendary
performer waltzed in and
stole the show! After a
prolonged standing ovation,
the master strapped on his
guitar and led the band into
the opening of his hit,
"Lemon Tree". The place went
wild and never sat down
while he was onstage.
Then he did his biggest hit,
the song that sold millions
and millions of copies, and
was number one in 38
countries, "If I had a
Hammer".
He came back at the end of
the night, along with all of
the bands that had played
previously, about 3,000
people onstage, and it was a
rousing version of another
of his big hit songs, "La
Bamba". Whow, what a show!!!
After everyone else had
signed autographs and left,
Trini was still signing
pictures, books, posters and
album covers for another
hour and a half. The only
people around were security
and Trini’s fans. To view some pictures,
click here.
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"The Whole Enchilada", "Welcome to Trini Country", "The Latin
Album", Trini Lopez at PJ's", "Trini Lopez in
London", "Trini Lopez at Basin St.
East", "The Trini Lopez Show", and "The Second Latin Album" have been released on CD and are
available for only $15.00 each.
To order
click here. |
This is an article posted on
the internet. It is long but interesting. Please
read the last paragraph carefully.
NEW YORK - A fundraising auction of music memorabilia from Jimi
Hendrix, The Edge, Bono, Paul McCartney, former President Bill
Clinton, and others smashed expectations and brought in $2.4
million, some of which will go to a charity that replaces
musical equipment lost to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. "It
was the best sale we've ever done," said Darren Julien,
president and CEO of Julien's Auctions, which ran the event
benefiting Music Rising.
A red Fender Mustang guitar owned by Jimi Hendrix was sold for
$480,000 after the night's most frenzied round of bidding.
Music Rising was co-founded by The Edge, joined by veteran music
producer Bob Ezrin and Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of the Gibson
Guitar Group, at its inception in the fall of 2005. The
charity's focus on the Gulf Coast's musical heritage gained
further support from a coalition of music and media industry
organizations including MusiCares, the Bush-Clinton Katrina
Fund, MTV Networks, Rolling Stone Magazine, Hard Rock
International and other organizations. During 2006, Music
Rising expanded its goals beyond relief to working musicians who
lost their instruments during the Gulf Coast devastation,
announcing a second phase to donate instruments to schools and
churches affected by the storms.
At Saturday's event, the
U2 guitarist donated
several instruments, including his favorite
guitar, a 1975 Gibson Trini Lopez that he
has played for years and prominently featured on such signature
U2 songs as "New Year's Day." The weathered, cream-colored
instrument had been expected to bring $60,000 to $80,000 but it
fetched $240,000 with a commission bringing the total to
$288,000.
Bono's Gretsch
Irish Falcon electric guitar brought in $180,000, while a tenor
saxophone donated by former President Bill Clinton captured
$54,000.
Manufactured by Gibson between the years
of 1964 and 1971, the Trini Lopez Model Gibsons were sometimes
prominently featured in the Gibson guitar catalogs as Electric
Acoustic Artist models at the front and beginning of the
Gibson catalog, the catalog’s featured spot.
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The Trini Lopez Delux
(a.k.a. “Custom”) Guitar, the guitar played by Trini
himself, featured a deeper double cutaway and a curly
maple top, back, and rim with cream binding and bound,
diamond-shaped sound holes. A mahogany neck joined the
body the 17th fret with diamond-shaped pearl inlays on
a 20 fret, ebony fret board. The Deluxe had two hum
bucking
pickups with a standby switch and sported a tune-o-matic
bridge on a rose bridge-base. The 24 ¾” scale guitar was
17” wide and 3” deep, was manufactured in a cherry
sunburst finish, and featured, at Trini's request,
6-to-a-side tuning keys in the Fender tradition. |
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The Trini Lopez Standard Guitar is a
variation on the ES-335 theme with a thin line body, 16” wide.
This 24 ¾” scale guitar was 1 ¾” deep, and also featured a
double rounded cutaway, and a maple top, back, and rim with
cream binding and bound diamond-shaped sound holes. It
sported a mahogany neck with diamond-shaped pearloid inlays on
the 22 fret, rosewood fingerboard. The neck joined the body
at the 19th fret. Two hum bucking pickups and a tune-o-matic
bridge added to the Gibson look and sound. Like The Deluxe,
The Trini Lopez Standard Guitar featured 6-on-a-side tuning
keys. It was most commonly seen in a cherry finish, but
models have been reported in Sparkling Burgundy and Pelham
Blue Metallic! Cowabunga, what shimmering babies those Trini
models in burgundy and blue must be!
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On December 10, 2006, Trini was
honored by the Palm Springs Walk of Stars with the International
Recording Star Award. The event was held at the Robert
"Bob" Pond Hangar at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Proceeds will be used to provide scholarship(s) to
student(s) of the arts and fund a program for the upkeep and
maintenance of the Palm Springs Walk of Stars. It was a
great evening. Photos of the event are posted in the Photo
Gallery - New Pictures |
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Trini was honored with the prestigious 10
Diamond Award from the Los Angeles Music Awards November 9th at
the Music Box/Henry Fonda Theatre. The Los Angeles
Music Awards recognizes artists that have made a positive impact
in the music industry and Trini certainly has made a positive
impact with over 100 million albums sold and 5 decades
performing. The red carpet/black tie event was a
very exciting evening. Trini was the only one who received
a full standing ovation. |
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THEATRE OF ARTS INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES ON JUNE 19TH, 2004, TRINI WAS HONORED BY THE THEATRE OF ARTS
INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES. HE WAS PRESENTED WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS
"MAN OF THE YEAR" AWARD, THE FIRST EVER SUCH HONOR BESTOWED ON ANY
CELEBRITY.
TRINI RECEIVED A BEAUTIFULLY INSCRIBED TROPHY AND AFTERWARDS THE
AUDIENCE WAS TREATED TO A MINI CONCERT BY TRINI SINGING 3 OF HIS MOST
POPULAR HITS. HE BLEW THEM AWAY WITH "LA BAMBA". TRINI
RECEIVED A 10 MINUTE STANDING OVATION.
AFTER THE SHOW, TRINI SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS FOR HIS FANS, YOUNG AND
OLD. THEY ALL LOVED HIM.
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TRINI LOPEZ was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame,
April 2, 2003. The Fifth Annual Induction Award Ceremony and
Concert was scheduled to take place at Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture in
Bronx, New York, according to Hall of Fame President, Joe
Hernandez. Some of the other inductees were Nelson Ned, Pucho
Brown and Manny Qquendo. Posthumous inductions include Dezi
Arnaz and Joseito Fernandez.
TRINI LOPEZ
was honored by the City of Los Angeles for his 4 decades of music,
acting and his generous humanitarian work, on March 21, 2003. On that day the
city proclaimed "TRINI LOPEZ DAY." The mayor and all
council members were present for the award ceremony which commenced
at 9:30 AM in city hall. All of his fans were welcome.
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Pictures from the
Las Vegas Walk of Stars Celebration
