Alfredo Gutiérrez (musician)
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Alfredo Gutiérrez | |
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| Also known as | Rebelde del Acordeón[1] |
| Born | Alfredo de Jesús Gutiérrez Vital April 17, 1943 |
| Years active | 1951–present |
Alfredo de Jesús Gutiérrez Vital (born April 17, 1943), known as Alfredo Gutiérrez, is a Colombian accordion player, composer, bandleader, and singer. He was a founding member of Los Corraleros de Majagual, and led the group until 1965. He later released albums with Los Caporales Del Magdalena, with his band the Estrellas, and as a solo artist.[2] Gutiérrez won the accordionist competition of the Vallenato Legend Festival (and was crowned "vallenato king") three times. He is known for his ability to play the accordion with his feet.[3]
Alfredo Gutiérrez was born on April 17, 1943 in the village of Paloquemao, Sucre to Alfredo Enrique Gutiérrez Acosta, an accordion player, and Dioselina de Jesús Vital Almanza, a cumbia dancer.[1][4] Gutiérrez learned accordion from his father.[5] At the age of 8 he played with Arnulfo Briceño in the duo Los Pequeños Vallenatos in Bucaramanga, with whom he recorded records for labels Turpial (Venezuela), Onix, and Rondador (Ecuador).[4]
Sometime in 1959–1961 Gutiérrez founded Los Corraleros de Majagual alongside Calixto Ochoa, César Castro and Eliseo Herrera.[5][6] Gutiérrez left Los Corraleros in 1965, and was replaced on the accordion by Lisandro Meza.[1][7] Gutiérrez formed his own group called Alfredo Gutiérrez y sus Estrellas, with whom he recorded more than 60 albums, mostly for Discos Fuentes and Sonolux.[8]
Notable compositions by Alfredo Gutiérrez include the songs "Festival en Guararé",[1] "Ojos Indios",[5] "El Envenenao",[4] and "La Trabajadora".[8]
