When The King Played The Palace

"When The King Played The Palace" by Native Roots

Written12 years ago, we recorded it on July 23, 2010 at Figment Studios in Austin, Texas. Five of us came together as a family to sing about Rudy S. Lopez Jr.'s legacy, his funny sayings, and tell the story of his best stage performance the night before he passed.

His nickname was "King," his last show was at the Hilton Palacio Del Rio, "The Palace." Rudy passed away suddenly the next morning, during a friendly basketball game. He was 53.

Ten "Wisdoms" From A Dad Who Loved Life

1. Be a simple man
2. Do it right the first time
3. Don't sweat the small things
4. In 100 years only the good memories will shine
5. You wanna go out with the boys at night, you gotta get up with the men in the morning
6. Frijolitos pintos will make you strong to fight the bulls
7. No need to burn down the barn for rats
8. The worst they can say is no
9. If you don't like my apples don't shake my trees
10. ... Listen to the lyrics and enter wisdom #10 in the comments section for a chance to win a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Thanks for watching!

Richard "Doc" Lopez
Rudy "Bubba" Lopez
Randy Sterling
Yvonne L. Sterling
Dylan Sterling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ATIzJFjCc

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• san antonio
• texas
• memorial
• rudy lopez
• tribute
• mexican-american
• tejano
• native roots