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← Older revision		Revision as of 17:40, 12 July 2025
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 {{Album Release Infobox |
      Home           = [[:Category:Side Projects|Side Projects]] |
-     Previous album = &nbsp; |
+     Previous album = [[Some Time In New York City|Previous]]|
-     Next album     = [[Get Off]] |
+     Next album     = [[Get Off|Next]] |
      Cover          = Ruben-the-jets-for-real.jpg |
      Name           = For Real! |

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 *[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (baritone sax)
 Guest:
-*[[Frank Zappa]] (guitar solo on Dedicated To The One I Love)
+*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (guitar solo on Dedicated To The One I Love)
 ==Tracks==

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 #Wedding Bells (Robert "Frog" Camarena) (2:58)
 '''Side Two'''
-#Almost Grown (Chuck Berry) (2:20)
+#Almost Grown ([[Chuck Berry]]) (2:20)
 #Charlena (Manuel Chavez/H. Chaney) (5:54)
 #Mah Man Flash (Ruben Guevara) (2:38)

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      Home           = [[:Category:Side Projects|Side Projects]] |
      Previous album = &nbsp; |
-     Next album     = &nbsp; |
+     Next album     = [[Get Off]] |
      Cover          = Ruben-the-jets-for-real.jpg |
      Name           = For Real! |

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-[[Ruben And The Jets]] - "[[For Real!]]" (LP, Mercury SRM-1-659, March 12, 1973)
+__NOTOC__
-[[Category:Side Projects]]
+<div style="float:right;">
 ==Players==
-[[Tony Duran]] - lead guitar, vocals and keyboards
+*[[Ruben Ladron de Guevara|Rubén Guevara]] (vocals, keyboards)
-[[Robert Camarena|Robert “Frog” Camarena]] - rhythm guitar and vocals
+==Tracks==
-[[Johnny Martinez]] - keyboards and vocals
+{| cellspacing="30"
-Robert “Buffalo” Roberts - tenor sax;
+==Release Notes==
-Bill Wild - bass and vocals
+==Liner Notes==
-Bob Zamora - drums
+==Background Information==
-[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] - baritone sax.
+==Conceptual Continuity==
-(Original member, alto sax player Clarence Matsui, left the band before recording began).
+==Versions==
-Guest musicians included [[George Duke]] and [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
+{| {{Versions Table Header}}
-Frank Zappa - guitar solo on Dedicated To The One I Love
+| align="center" | 1
-==Background==
+[[Category:Side Projects]]

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 *All Night Long (John Gray) 2:22
 ==Players==
-Rubén Guevara - vocals and keyboards
+[[Ruben Ladron de Guevara|Rubén Guevara]] - vocals and keyboards
 [[Tony Duran]] - lead guitar, vocals and keyboards

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 Rubén Funkahuátl Guevara is a singer, songwriter, producer, writer, poet, performance artist, and impresario.   He made his mark in music with his 1970s band [[Ruben And The Jets|Ruben & the Jets]], who recorded two albums on the Mercury Record label, the first produced by the legendary [[Frank Zappa]].
-In 1958, Rubén and Pablo Amarillas formed the Apollo Brothers, who were influenced by [[Don & Dewey]] and the Carlos Brothers.   They performed at the [[El Monte Legion Stadium]], Alan Freed’s Record Hop at Jordan High in Watts, Pacific Ocean Park, and various local television shows.
+In 1958, Rubén and Pablo Amarillas formed the Apollo Brothers, who were influenced by [[Don & Dewey]] and the Carlos Brothers.   They performed at the [[El Monte Legion Stadium]], Alan Freed’s Record Hop at Jordan High in Watts, Pacific Ocean Park, and various local television shows. At the time Rubén’s influences were: In doo wop (besides the two previously mentioned); Robert & Johnny, Vernon Green & the Medallions, [[The Penguins]], The Jaguars (South Central L.A.), The Flamingos, Don & Juan, Ritchie Valens, and [[Little Julian Herrera and the Tigers|Lil’ Julian Herrera]].
 In the late 60s, Rubén went to Los Angeles City College and studied music composition and modern composers for two years.   This education was of help when he worked with Lalo Schiffrin on the soundtrack for Clint Eastwood’s “Coogan’s Bluff,” in 1968, and his later work with [[Frank Zappa]].

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 Thanks to [http://markguerrero.net/main.php Mark Guerrero] for permission to quote the following extracts from his [http://markguerrero.net/24.php interview with Rubén Guevara].
-Rubén Funkahuátl Guevara is a singer, songwriter, producer, writer, poet, performance artist, and impresario.   He made his mark in music with his 1970s band Ruben & the Jets, who recorded two albums on the Mercury Record label, the first produced by the legendary [[Frank Zappa]].
+Rubén Funkahuátl Guevara is a singer, songwriter, producer, writer, poet, performance artist, and impresario.   He made his mark in music with his 1970s band [[Ruben And The Jets|Ruben & the Jets]], who recorded two albums on the Mercury Record label, the first produced by the legendary [[Frank Zappa]].
 In 1958, Rubén and Pablo Amarillas formed the Apollo Brothers, who were influenced by [[Don & Dewey]] and the Carlos Brothers.   They performed at the [[El Monte Legion Stadium]], Alan Freed’s Record Hop at Jordan High in Watts, Pacific Ocean Park, and various local television shows.
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 In the late 60s, Rubén went to Los Angeles City College and studied music composition and modern composers for two years.   This education was of help when he worked with Lalo Schiffrin on the soundtrack for Clint Eastwood’s “Coogan’s Bluff,” in 1968, and his later work with [[Frank Zappa]].
-In 1969, Rubén went to a [[The Mothers|Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention]] concert at the Shrine Auditorium.  Zappa had just put out a parody doo wop record called [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]].  Rubén got backstage and thanked Zappa for bringing back that kind of music and told him that his name happened to be Rubén and that he sang in that style.   Two years later, Rubén went to Zappa’s house with a friend, keyboardist [[Bob Harris]], who had toured with Frank.   After spending hours listening to records and talking about music, Zappa and Rubén found that they liked much of the same music, rhythm & blues and doo wop, as well as modern composers such as, [[Edgard Varèse|Varese]], [[Béla Bartók|Bartok]], [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]], and [[John Cage|Cage]].   Zappa asked Rubén if he’d be interested in forming a real Ruben & the Jets.   Rubén put the band together and auditioned for Zappa, who wound up producing their debut album.
+In 1969, Rubén went to a [[The Mothers|Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention]] concert at the Shrine Auditorium.  Zappa had just put out a parody doo wop record called [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]].  Rubén got backstage and thanked Zappa for bringing back that kind of music and told him that his name happened to be Rubén and that he sang in that style.   Two years later, Rubén went to Zappa’s house with a friend, keyboardist [[Bob Harris]], who had toured with Frank.   After spending hours listening to records and talking about music, Zappa and Rubén found that they liked much of the same music, rhythm & blues and doo wop, as well as modern composers such as, [[Edgard Varèse|Varese]], [[Béla Bartók|Bartok]], [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]], and [[John Cage|Cage]].   Zappa asked Rubén if he’d be interested in forming a real [[Ruben And The Jets|Ruben & the Jets]].   Rubén put the band together and auditioned for Zappa, who wound up producing their debut album.
-Ruben & the Jets did a west coast tour with Frank Zappa in late 1972
+[[Ruben And The Jets|Ruben & the Jets]] did a west coast tour with Frank Zappa in late 1972