Royal Jesters
1 record in the archive · 1972
About the artist
The Royal Jesters formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1958, when founders Louis Escalante, Henry Hernandez, Oscar Lawson and Mike Pedraza met at Sidney Lanier High School on the city's west side, and became a leading Chicano soul act blending doo-wop, Motown and Mexican-American influences. After a pay dispute with Cobra Records they ran their own labels - Clown, Jester and Optimum - and "Sing A Song For Peace" (1972) appeared on their own Optimum Records (OP-106). Later members included Dimas Garza and Joe Jama; the group received the Tejano Music Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2006. [Source…