Sheila E Talks About Her Music and Her Dad Pete Escovedo
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Between mouthfuls, "Pops"—as she calls her father—reminisces about his daughter's precocious musical gifts. "I knew she was going to be something at an early age," Escovedo says. "She'd crawl up to drums and beat on them, and anything that was musical on TV she'd get all excited and dance to the rhythm." By the time she was nine, he was encouraging her to learn the violin so she wouldn't become a struggling percussionist like him. AARP NEWSLETTERS %{ newsLetterPromoText }% %{ description }% Subscribe AARP VALUE & MEMBER BENEFITS See more Health & Wellness offers > See more Flights & Vacation Packages offers > See more Finances offers > See more Health & Wellness offers > SAVE MONEY WITH THESE LIMITED-TIME OFFERS
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Photo by Dana Tynan Sheila E. sits at a North Hollywood restaurant eating huevos rancheros with her father, Mexican American percussionist Pete Escovedo. This morning the musician accompanied her dad to a doctor's appointment, and now they're squeezing in a quick bite at Don Huarache before heading next door for a session at Sheila's studio.Between mouthfuls, "Pops"—as she calls her father—reminisces about his daughter's precocious musical gifts. "I knew she was going to be something at an early age," Escovedo says. "She'd crawl up to drums and beat on them, and anything that was musical on TV she'd get all excited and dance to the rhythm." By the time she was nine, he was encouraging her to learn the violin so she wouldn't become a struggling percussionist like him. AARP NEWSLETTERS %{ newsLetterPromoText }% %{ description }% Subscribe AARP VALUE & MEMBER BENEFITS See more Health & Wellness offers > See more Flights & Vacation Packages offers > See more Finances offers > See more Health & Wellness offers > SAVE MONEY WITH THESE LIMITED-TIME OFFERS