Al Hurricane Jr. (born Alberto Nelson Sanchez Jr. on October 30, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known as "The Godfather’s Son" and "The Godson" of New Mexico music, a nickname which was inherited from his father Al Hurricane, who is considered "The Godfather" of New Mexico music. He has long been his father's protégé, he has created numerous solo albums, and has contributed songs such as "Flor De Las Flores" to New Mexico's unique style of Spanish music.

Biography

"Al Hurricane Jr." was born Alberto Nelson Sanchez Jr. to Alberto Nelson Sanchez and Nettie M. Fleming on October 30, 1959, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He began performing music at the age of five, and performed the song Love Potion #9 during his first performance at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium.

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Official Al Hurricane Jr playlist on YouTube
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Atlantis CDs
* 1959 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American rock guitarists American rock musicians American rockabilly musicians American rock singers American rock songwriters American country guitarists American country singer-songwriters American folk guitarists American male guitarists American folk singers American performers of Latin music American musicians of Mexican descent American ranchera singers Rock en Español musicians Songwriters from New Mexico Singers from New Mexico New Mexico music artists Spanish-language singers of the United States Guitarists from New Mexico 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American keyboardists 21st-century American male musicians Hispanic and Latino American musicians {{US-music-bio-stub