Edgar Cruz

Edgar Michael Cruz^[4] was born in Oklahoma City^[5] to Manuel Cruz II and Socorro Cruz.^[6] He has five siblings, including his brother Mark Anthony Cruz^[7] who is also a musician.^[6] He began playing guitar in 1976^[8] when his father, Manuel Cruz II,^[9] a mariachi musician, taught him how to play.^[10] Manuel was from Matahuala, Mexico, and learned guitar from Armando Castenada of San Antonio, Texas.^[6] Manuel immigrated from Mexico to Oklahoma City in 1947.^[11] Edgar Cruz studied classical guitar at Oklahoma City University,^[10][1] graduating in 1986.^[5] He also attended Oklahoma City Community College, earning an associate's degree in drafting.^[12] Manuel, Mark, and Edgar have toured together as the Cruz Family Trio.^[13] He made early cassette recordings The Best of Edgar Cruz Vol. I-IV in the 1980s,^[14] prior to releasing Throw Another Tape on the Fire as a compact disc.^[15]

• Throw Another Tape on the Fire (1989)^[15][16]
• Classical Demands (1990)^[17]
• Those Were The Days (1992)^[13]
• Opening Night (1994)^[18]
• The Acoustic Rock Transcriptions of Edgar Cruz (1996)^[19]
• Reminiscence (1997)^[19]
• Timeless (2000)
• Opening Night 2 (2002)
• The Cruz Trio In Concert (2003)
• Guitarras de Amor (2003)
• The Essence of Mexico (2003)
• Guitarras De Fuego (2005)^[18]
• Sweet Georgia Blue (2005)
• Spanish Blood (2005)^[18]
• Guitarras de Baile (2006)
• Pieces of Edgar (2007)
• Oklahoma Guitar (2011)^[8]
• Cruzin the Beatles (2014)
• Yesterday Tripper (2018)