Joe Carrasco

Joe "King" Carrasco (born Joseph Charles Teutsch; December 6, 1953) is an American musician, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter currently based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

Biography Joe King Carrasco, who is known as the "King of Tex-Mex rock 'n' roll", mixes Nuevo Wavo rock and Latin rhythms. Carrasco was born Joseph Charles Teutsch on December 6, 1953, in Moore County, Texas, the son of Tucker and Virginia Stovall Teutsch. In the 7th grade, he started playing in garage bands in the west Texas town of Dumas, Texas. He was often found on the beaches of Mexico, falling in love with the Mexican music. Back in Texas he formed the band Joe King Carrasco and El Molino, which included many of the future members of the Texas Tornados. He released "Tex-Mex Rock & Roll", his first LP in 1979.

In late 1979, he joined up with Kris Cummings (née Kristine Anne Cummings; born 1951), Brad Kizer and Mike Navarro to form Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns in Los Angeles, California, and soon after releasing their first single, "Party Weekend", "the band was playing chic New York venues and generating lines around the block". The band signed to England's Stiff Records and toured extensively throughout Europe, Central America, Bolivia, US and Canada.

Carrasco was interviewed in Rolling Stone Magazine and appeared on Saturday Night Live. His song "Party Weekend" was rerecorded by MTV as "Party Christmas".

His songs can be heard in several films, including "Caca De Vaca" in the 1983 film Breathless with Richard Gere. They were also played on The Rockford Files and numerous independent films.

He has received numerous awards through the years. In 2002, he was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame. In March 2012, he was honored by The Texas Music Academy with a Lifetime Achievement Award. At the Austin Music Awards in 2012, he was inducted a second time into the Austin Music Hall of Fame, this time as "Joe King Carrasco and The Crowns."

Carrasco regularly plays at Nacho Daddy, a Mex-Tex restaurant and club in Puerto Vallarta, when he is not out on tour.

As Joe 'King' Carrasco and the Crowns, Carrasco and his band released a self-titled album on Stiff Records in 1981. They then signed with major label MCA Records, releasing Synapse Gap (Mundo Total) in 1982 (with harmonies by Michael Jackson on one song), and Party Weekend in 1983. Hot Sun (1999, Anaconda Records) Hay Te Guacho Cucaracho (2001, Anaconda Records) El Rey (2008, Anaconda Records) Rancho No Tengo (2008, Anaconda Records) Concierto Para Los Perros (2011, Anaconda Records) Chalupa's Choice - Gran Exitos (2011, Anaconda Records) Tattoo Laredo (2011, Anaconda Records) Vamos A Get Down (2011, Anaconda Records) Que Wow (2012, Anaconda Records) Tlaquepaque (2013, Anaconda Records) Chiliando (2015, Anaconda Records)

Film Rancho No Tengo (2009, Anaconda)