Thanks the site is awesome! -- David Abrahams, Audio Librarian

It's good to see someone reminding us of the special organization A&M was -- John Hawkins (Edenstreet)

Keep up the great work on the site. -- Don Rodgers, Promotion Manager, Mid-Western Region, Canada

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Just a brief note to say thanks for ALL you do in keeping us A&M-ers consistently in the know. My years there were so wonderful and filled with fond memories. Thanks for keeping that alive. -- Miriam Heiman

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

You're right about the specialness of A&M. It's so hard to explain, but it really was unique. A Camelot, if you will. Thanks for your efforts -- Richard Pachter, Promotions

Thank you so much for all of your help. It is a great site. Thank you for helping to keep these bands relevant. -- Andrea Bricklin (Bricklin)

What a fabulous site! It certainly brings back a lot of memories… -- David Browde, College Promotions

I came across the site by co-incidence - congratulations! A great initiative and nicely done. -- Russ Curry, VP European Operations

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Great site...thanks Leslie. -- J. B. Brenner

Thanks, this is a great site. -- Barbara West, Sr. Director of Business / Legal Affairs

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks for this site--best of luck with it! -- David Bradstreet

Thanks Les, I've spoken with more old friends from A&M in the last week than in the last decabe. All because of your site -- Alan Oken

...very fun to see this....Many thanks for your efforts....Best -- Juliea 'Jools' Clarke

Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records. -- Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Your site is being passed around and mentioned to all ex A&M employees. Your site is great and I'd love to be a part. Thanks for your time and good luck. -- Joe James, Technical Manager, A&M Studios

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Congratulations on a great web site. Thanks for all your efforts in making this site. -- Bill Morgan, Director, Technical Engineering, A&M Studios

Thanks for making the site and I'll be checking in to see what's happenin'. -- Richard Cottrell

Thank you for sharing with us and for your dedication to A&M Records. It's so wonderful to have a connection to my past. -- Sherry Jones Levy, A&M NYC

I love the website! -- Jewell Kumjian, A&M Studios Concierge

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thank you Leslie. -- Al Cafaro, CEO, A&M Records

A&M Records was home to me in the '70s. Chuck, Brenda, Gil, Marsha, Rita Ross and family gave me my first intro to the music business and put me on the right track to my own family and an historic artistic career. Love to all. -- Ron Artis, Almo/Irving Music

Fantastic Site! Great Work! -- Jean Pierre Guilbert, V.P. Promotion & Artist Development (A&M Canada)

It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

I have enjoyed the A&M website you created and visit it often. -- Chuck Beeson, Art Director

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

This site is AMAZING! THANK YOU! As a fan...and as someone humbled and honored to be ON this list. Outstanding. -- Monte Warden

I'm always amazed every time I spend time on the site and imagine the enormous amount of work and time it has taken you to build this. It's a smorgasboard of history... -- Frann Altman

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

Your knowledge and research is both amazing, and from what I viewed, about 98% accurate. -- Randy Alpert (Capt. Badazz)

Thanks for all your hard work in gathering this fantastic web resource of one of the greatest companies that ever existed. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Kudos to you for recognizing possibly the ultimate artist/people friendly label. -- Ed Rivadavia, Northern Midwest Promotion Manager

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It's a pretty interesting looking site and I'll check it out further. -- Robin Kirby, Western Regional Sales/Marketing Director

What a great site - Thank you for organizing it. You have continued the family spirit that Herb and Jerry worked so hard to create - and that is so hard to find otherwise. -- Sharon Steeley, Music Video Promotion

I just saw the A&M website, very impressive. -- Larry Weintraub, Vice President of A&R

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

I had such a good time at A&M, so it's nice to still feel part of it. Keep up the good work with the website. -- Alex Hutchinson, A&M Records, Ltd., Art Department

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

A friend forwarded the link to your site, it's amazing! -- Monique McGuffin, Graphics Coordinator

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

The website is Great! It really took me back down memory lane. Keep up the good work and thank you! -- Janice Hague, International Promotions Manager, A&M Records GB

You sure have a buzz going. I've had 3 emails from A&Mers today alone. Good luck! -- Andy French, Director, Artist Relations & Artist Development

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

I'm so delighted to see it! Many of us have incredible memories and ongoing great comraderie from those years on The Lot....and I am so glad to see this happen now! -- Cheryl McEnaney, National Artist Development Manager

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Your website is absolutely ACE ACE ACE!!! It is great to see real top work and dedication towards a label that meant so much to many. -- Jay Schatz / Chris Skane, A&R / A&M Associated Labels

This is a great web site on A&M. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

I love that you're keeping our history alive. -- Mary Ann Johnson, Artist Relations

Thanks so much Les. It's really an amazing site. -- Janette Rogers Sarabia, Director of Artist Relations

This is totally great. Brings back great memories of my years in Canada. -- Charly Prevost

This is great to see all the names of all of the friends of such a very special place. Thank you! -- Leigh Jackson, Artist Development

Glad to know that you have set up this site. What a neat way to stay in touch. Great job! -- Xander Smith (Other Star People)

Thank you so much!! I love the A&M site. -- Toni Tennille

Thanks Leslie for doing this. It's great to have this resource. You're awesome for keeping it going. -- Carmen DeVida

Thanks for all your amazing work with keeping us all connected. -- Doria Leong

What a great site, lots of memories. -- Paul McKenna

Wow, what an incredible site you've created! I can't believe you have not only the names of the Carpenters, but of even the real carpenters like the La Prell twins, etc. -- Jim McCrary, Photographer

Thanks so much for all you do for all of us!!!! -- Monique Augusta

Congratulations on your internet site. I would like to be included on your staff list as I worked for A&M in Toronto and London. -- France Tetreault-Thomson, Assistant A&R

I've just discovered your web site. Holy smoke!!!!! -- Geoffrey B. Schulman, Director of A&R Administration, Los Angeles

It is great to have a site for the A&M family. -- Mary (Sukkestad) Mack, Executive Secretary, International Dept.

Clyde Kaplan, Engineer, A&M Studios -- Thanks for putting together this great website about A&M Records.

Going through this site reminded me of what I loved about working for A&M. -- Colin Sowa

I was just talking to Derek Alpert today...and we had a blast pawing around on this website together. I think it's so cool that you did this! -- Doreen Ringer-Ross

Great site I just stumbled across, would appreciate my 'all access pass'. -- Jimmy Zisson, General Manager of A&M Records, New York

Wow Leslie!! Lots of great work here... Love what you did! -- Randy Alpert (Captain Badazz)

Congratulations Leslie on all the good work you do for the A&M community. -- Al Cafaro, President and CEO, A&M Records

I have nothing but positive things to say about you and what you have done to help keep alive the spirit of A&M. -- Al Marks (Promotion, Artist Development)

Thanks for doing such epic work on the site. Salut! -- Max Hutchinson

This is a great site! Thanks for keeping the memories alive.... -- Jerimaya Grabher

Pretty cool site. Nice to see that the history of the label - which was its greatest asset - has not been forgotten. -- Brandon Costas, Sales Coordinator

You have made me feel like I have come home safely to family, exactly what the A&M spirit was all about. -- Babs Stock

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks, Les! It's so wonderful that you are so involved with the website. I have such fantastic memories of my time spent at A&M. It was definitely a magical place. -- Stacie Surabian, A&M Sales

I am genuinely so happy to see this site--my daughter's picture is on the cover of one of those catalogs -- Rob Gold, Executive Director of Advertising and Merchandising, A&M Records

Thanks so much for keeping in touch and keeping so many of us in the loop! I couldn't agree more that A&M's biggest 'hit' is the legacy of warm comraderie and real friendship that our collective years there engendered. -- Cheryl McEnaney

Thanks for all the work you do for the website. -- Gary Mannon, A&M Studios

Thanks for this ambitious and remarkable site. Just bouncing around inside the site the other day brought back so many really wonderful memories of the time and place and people when magic was possible and all lights were green. -- Corb Donohue, National Director of Public Relations

Great site....brings back a lot of memories. -- Aaron Jacoves, Director of A&R

Los Illegals

Los Illegals Publicity Photo

Signed with A&M Records in December 1981.

The first A&M single to be initially produced bilingually was 'El Lay' by Los Illegals. Until then other A&M artists recorded in Spanish after the English version was successful.

Recording Years / Label

1981-1983 - A&M Records

Biography

Official Biography 1982 .

Name	Member Years	Instruments
Bill Reyes	1981-1983	drums
Jesus Velo	1981-1983	bass
Manuel Valdez	1981-1983	guitar
Tony Valdez	1981-1983	guitar
Willie Herron	1981-1983	keyboards, vocals

Name	Birth	Death
Bill Reyes
Jesus Velo
Manuel Valdez
Tony Valdez
Willie Herron

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