Pat Vegas
Pat Vegas | |
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Vegas speaks in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day in Los Angeles in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Patrick Morales Vasquez-Vegas March 17, 1941 Coalinga, California, U.S. |
| Origin | Fresno, California |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Member of | Redbone |
| Formerly of | The Sharks, The Avantis, Pat & Lolly Vegas |
Patrick Vasquez-Vegas (born March 17, 1941) is a Native American musician of Yaqui/Shoshone as well as Mexican descent, vocalist, writer, and producer of Redbone, known for their hit singles "Come and Get Your Love", "The Witch Queen of New Orleans", "Maggie", and "We Were All Wounded at Wounded Knee". He has played in numerous ensembles which include Pat and Lolly Vegas, The Avantis, and Redbone. Vegas, along with his Redbone bandmates, was featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian for being the first rock/Cajun group of Native American ancestry to have a No. 1 single.