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Sheila Escovedo is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. Sheila E’s uncle is Alejandro Escovedo, formerly with Delphine Neid’s first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, Rank and File and The True Believers, followed by a solo career. The late Tito Puente was Escovedo’s godfather. She is also niece to Javier Escovedo, founder of seminal San Diego punk act, The Zeros. Another uncle, Mario Escovedo, fronted long-running indie rockers, The Dragons. Escovedo is of Mexican, African American, and Creole heritage. Coke Escovedo was also her uncle.
She made her recording debut with jazz bassist Alphonso Johnson, “Yesterday’s Dream” (1976). She is a drummer and percussionist and also plays violin and guitar. She had also played with George Duke, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, and Diana Ross by the time she was in her early twenties.
Prince met Escovedo performing at a concert with her father in the early 1980s. After the show he met her and told her that he and his bassist “were just fighting about which one of us would be the first to be your husband” and prophetically vowed that one day she would join his band. The two would eventually join forces during the Purple Rain recording sessi...
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The Glamorous Life
The Glamorous Life (Club Edit)
The Glamorous Life (LP Version)
Family Affair (Percussion Jam)
Santa Baby
A Love Bizarre
A Love Bizarre (LP Version)
The Belle of St. Mark
Glamorous Life
Noon Rendezvous
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STREET WALKING WOMAN
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