Rubén Valtierra
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Born | (1954-12-26) 26 December 1954 (age 69) San Rafael, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Keyboardist, producer, composer |
Rubén Valtierra (born December 26, 1954) is a keyboardist best known for recording and touring with "Weird Al" Yankovic. The two met at the Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary special in October 1991, and shortly after Valtierra joined his band.
Biography
Valtierra began classical studies at the age of ten. After playing in his high school orchestra, he attended the University of California at Santa Cruz,[1] and later was a member of the award-winning Cabrillo College Big Band. Upon graduation from UCSC in 1978, Valtierra led the popular Santa Cruz jazz/funk fusion group, Rush Hour, until moving to Los Angeles where he began playing and touring with groups such as Santana, Aretha Franklin, Tom Jones, Natalie Cole, Tower of Power, Chick Corea, Elton John, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.[citation needed] Valtierra also toured with Glenn Hughes/Deep Purple in 1995 and Charlie Musselwhite in 1997.[citation needed] Valtierra also writes and produces, and leads his band Valtierra Latin Orchestra (VLO).[2]
Discography
With "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Off the Deep End
- Alapalooza
- Bad Hair Day
- Running with Scissors
- Poodle Hat
- Straight Outta Lynwood
- Alpocalypse
- Mandatory Fun
References
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- "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz
- Steve Jay
- Jim West
- Rubén Valtierra
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
- Another One Rides the Bus
- Internet Leaks
- Greatest Hits
- The Best of Yankovic
- The Food Album
- Permanent Record: Al in the Box
- Greatest Hits Vol. II
- The TV Album
- The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic
- "My Bologna"
- "Another One Rides the Bus"
- "Ricky"
- "I Love Rocky Road"
- "Eat It"
- "I Lost on Jeopardy"
- "Like a Surgeon"
- "Yoda"
- "Hooked on Polkas"
- "Dare to Be Stupid"
- "I Want a New Duck
- "Living with a Hernia"
- "Christmas at Ground Zero"
- "Fat"
- "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies"
- "Chicken Pot Pie"
- "Smells Like Nirvana"
- "You Don't Love Me Anymore"
- "Jurassic Park"
- "Bedrock Anthem"
- "Achy Breaky Song"
- "Headline News"
- "Amish Paradise"
- "Spy Hard"
- "The Night Santa Went Crazy"
- "The Saga Begins"
- "It's All About the Pentiums"
- "Polka Power!"
- "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi"
- "Albuquerque"
- "Bob"
- "Couch Potato"
- "eBay"
- "You're Pitiful"
- "Don't Download This Song"
- "White & Nerdy"
- "Pancreas"
- "Canadian Idiot"
- "Trapped in the Drive-Thru"
- "Whatever You Like"
- "Craigslist"
- "Perform This Way"
- "Tacky"
- "Word Crimes"
- "Foil"
- "Handy"
- "First World Problems"
- Al TV
- The Compleat Al
- UHF
- The "Weird Al" Yankovic Video Library
- Alapalooza: The Videos
- Bad Hair Day: The Videos
- The Weird Al Show
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection
- "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!: The Alpocalypse Tour
- An Evening of Dementia with Dr. Demento in Person Plus "Weird Al" Yankovic
- Mandatory World Tour
- Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
- Strings Attached Tour
- The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
- Discography
- Videography
- Polka medleys
- Peter & the Wolf/Carnival of the Animals – Part II
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
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