Pat Vegas

Pat Vegas
Pat Vegas
	Vegas speaks in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day in Los Angeles in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Morales Vasquez-Vegas
Born	March 17, 1941 (age 83); Coalinga, California
Origin	Fresno, California
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, vocals
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 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.