Personal Life
Coke Escovedo has many family members involved in the entertainment industry. Coke's brothers include Pete Escovedo, who was also percussionist with Santana (and father of Sheila E), and Alejandro Escovedo, who is currently a prominent recording artist working in the Americana style of music and formerly led the 1990s band the True Believers, a band which included brother Javier Escovedo (of pioneering punk rock band, The Zeros). Older brother Phil Escovedo played bass alongside Coke and Pete in the Escovedo Brothers Band and also on sessions with Latin Jazz vibraphonist Cal Tjader. Youngest brother Mario Escovedo fronted critically acclaimed San Diego rockers The Dragons. Escovedo's niece is Prince collaborator Sheila Escovedo (a.k.a. Sheila E.) and his son is Paris Escovedo of the Escovedo Project.
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