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LOS LONELY BOYS
Sibling Tex-Mex rock trio Los Lonely Boys be-
gan as a backing band for their father, who was
himself part of an all-sibling band, The Falcones,
before striking out on a solo career touring Tex-
as roadhouses and honky-tonks before relocat-
ing to Nashville. There Henry, JoJo, and Ringo
Garza came into their own, but they eventually
returned to Texas recorded their eponymous
debut album at Willie Nelson’s Pedernales stu-
dio in Austin in 2003. The following year it was
picked up by Epic Records for wider distribu-
tion, and consequently soared to number 9 on
the
Billboard
200 and went double platinum.
The album’s lead single, “Heaven,” became a
number-one hit on the Adult Contemporary
chart, reached number 16 on the Hot 100, and
won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Perfor-
mance, also crossing over to hit number 46 on
the Country chart. Los Lonely Boys released two
live albums,
Live at the Fillmore
(CD) and
Tex-
ican Style: Live in Austin
(DVD), in the lead-up
to their sophomore studio album,
Sacred
. Re-
leased in 2006, it quickly became a number-two
hit and captured the top slot on
Billboard
’s Rock
albums chart; Nelson returned in a guest role on
the album, and the Boys’ father, Ringo Sr., pro-
vided vocals as well. In 2008 Los Lonely Boys
recorded two albums,
Forgiven
—featuring guest
keyboard work by blues rocker Dr. John on three
tracks—and
Christmas Spirit
. The following year
they released the EP
1969
on their own label,
Lonelytone Records, and their first full-length
independent album,
Rockpango
, was introduced
in 2011.
Revelation
(2014) saw Los Lonely Boys
incorporating new stylistic elements, including
touches of conjunto and reggae. In 2016 they
contributed a cover of “Born on the Bayou” to
Quiero Creedence
, an all-Latin tribute to Cree-
dence Clearwater Revival. Los Lonely Boys are
returning for their seventh season at Ravinia,
where they first appeared in 2005.
8:30 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2018
PAVILION
DIANA ROSS
A MESSAGE FROM UNITED AIRLINES
At United, providing our customers with safe and reliable air transportation is our top priority, but
we remain dedicated to making a positive difference in the communities where our customers and
employees live and work. As an enthusiastic patron of the arts in Chicago and beyond, United has
proudly served as a Ravinia corporate sponsor for more than 20 years.
“We’re proud of our long-standing relationship with Ravinia and are delighted to have the opportunity
to contribute our resources to the programs and institutions that are vital to the livelihood of the
communities we serve,” says Greg Hart, United’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations
Officer and a Ravinia Trustee.
As the festival’s official airline, we are honored to use our unique resources to transport artists,
musicians, and staff from around the globe to the festival each summer.
United celebrates the energy that performers and the nearly 600,000 guests bring to our hometown
and the global stage each summer. We value this great partnership and are pleased to join Ravinia in
welcoming you to the 2018 season.
Born and raised in Detroit, it was only fitting
that Diana Ross, along with three childhood
friends, helped define the Motown sound
during the 1960s as The Supremes, which today
remains one of the most successful vocal groups
in contemporary music. For the final three years
she was with the group, it was renamed Diana
Ross & The Supremes to reflect her leading role.
Ross began her solo career in 1970 on a high
note, immediately scoring one of her most en-
during number-one hits with a rendition of
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” on her epon-
ymous debut album, which also produced the
gospel-tinged hit “Reach Out and Touch (Some-
body’s Hand),” which The Supremes covered lat-
er that year. Two years later she made her acting
debut in
Lady Sings the Blues
, a loosely based
biopic in which Ross portrayed its subject, Billie
Holliday. She earned Golden Globe and Acad-
emy Award nominations for the performance,
and the soundtrack earned critical acclaim and
topped the
Billboard
200 albums chart. Ross’s
acting career continued to have a profound ef-
fect on her music, adding another number-one
hit in the theme to her second movie, 1975’s
Mahogany
, “Do You Know Where You’re Go-
ing To.” She made her third film appearance in
1978’s
The Wiz
and racked up dance hits with
her 1979 album,
The Boss
—building on the pop-
ularity of 1976’s “Love Hangover”—as well as a
pair of smash successes in “Upside Down” and
“I’m Coming Out” off the 1980 number-two hit
Diana
. The following year, she recorded with
Lionel Richie what
Billboard
recently called
the greatest duet of all time, “Endless Love.” A
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer since 1988 for her
work with The Supremes, Ross has also earned
lifetime achievement awards from the Grammys
in 2012 and BET in 2007, the same year she re-
ceived the Kennedy Center Honors. Diana Ross
is making her first return to Ravinia following a
sold-out 2016 debut.
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