Guerrero is known as the father of Chicano music.John Shepherd, David Horn Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World Volume 8: 1441160787 2012 "The Emergence of Chicano Music It is appropriate that Eduardo 'Lalo' Guerrero be recognized as 'the father of Chicano music' (Guerrero and Meece Mentes 2002). He recorded and wrote many songs in all sorts of genres. He recorded over 700 songs since his first record in 1939 with Los Carlistas on Vocalion Records. As a songwriter Guerrero wrote songs for El Trio los Panchos, Lola Beltran and many other famous artists.
