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Esquivel is sometimes called \"The King of Space Age Pop\" and \"The Busby Berkley of Cocktail Music.\" Esquivel is considered one of the foremost exponents of a style of late 1950s-early 1960s quirky instrumental pop that became known (in retrospect) as \"Space Age Bachelor Pad Music\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, and his family moved to Mexico City in 1928 where he studied at the UNAM.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Juan+Garcia+Esquivel","playStationPath":"/stations/113783339/play","stationId":113783339,"bioPath":"/music/Juan+Garcia+Esquivel/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Ella+Fitzgerald","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8bb/8bbe8f9dce9239ef214efc91574bfd75_md.jpg","artistName":"Ella Fitzgerald","artistId":363,"station_id":113269344},{"musicPath":"/music/Dean+Elliott+His+Big+Band","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1f4/1f4e8b890191442515829489e6c68983_md.jpg","artistName":"Dean Elliott \u0026 His Big Band","artistId":142170,"station_id":289834046},{"musicPath":"/music/Eric+Dolphy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ac3/ac325ba61e37a5d584ab87f1978e4257_md.jpg","artistName":"Eric Dolphy","artistId":13282,"station_id":115895464},{"musicPath":"/music/Lee+Hazlewood","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/697/69772b5410a88d4a7a1606bb2efb36b9_md.jpg","artistName":"Lee Hazlewood","artistId":1537,"station_id":113275462},{"musicPath":"/music/Deodato","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dca/dca663d302204be406159b35e249f3df_md.jpg","artistName":"Deodato","artistId":293986,"station_id":377101976},{"musicPath":"/music/Harry+Nilsson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6bf/6bf818822ff5da6f087b685b4ff8f7e7_md.jpg","artistName":"Harry Nilsson","artistId":8601,"station_id":113321101},{"musicPath":"/music/Lena+Horne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/855/855a9da5c05a027fb7d651ca33d028b5_md.jpg","artistName":"Lena Horne","artistId":6843,"station_id":113263883},{"musicPath":"/music/Stan+Kenton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d3f/d3f22768433f63acebbd880888037657_md.jpg","artistName":"Stan Kenton","artistId":14179,"station_id":114512914},{"musicPath":"/music/Chick+Floyd+His+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c91/c912d8750a92945a1f38a25cbe5eb493_md.jpg","artistName":"Chick Floyd \u0026 His Orchestra","artistId":6384,"station_id":251510275},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Free+Design","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/376/376746adf647ea85a9d717279372cd44_md.jpg","artistName":"The Free Design","artistId":107806,"station_id":282140082},{"musicPath":"/music/Herman+s+Hermits","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c36/c3684ddd8568ebb48c1237ef261ca18d_md.jpg","artistName":"Herman's Hermits","artistId":12183,"station_id":113267254},{"musicPath":"/music/Herb+Alpert","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fef/fefdb2ffaaea94c635f8163d824cb825_md.jpg","artistName":"Herb Alpert","artistId":9872,"station_id":113316562},{"musicPath":"/music/Vince+Guaraldi+Trio","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b79/b7952454003a04bb622bbc5f7065be74_md.jpg","artistName":"Vince Guaraldi Trio","artistId":2381,"station_id":113861420},{"musicPath":"/music/Barry+Adamson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/93d/93d2836a05f3aadd3caee5bdb2b2167b_md.jpg","artistName":"Barry Adamson","artistId":6261,"station_id":113914685},{"musicPath":"/music/They+Might+Be+Giants","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c6/0c61c738bd88371d1031663bb0edfe44_md.jpg","artistName":"They Might Be Giants","artistId":784,"station_id":186312499},{"musicPath":"/music/80+Drums+Around+the+World","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c2a/c2a9726ec60edc5ed2a864c952d1736b_md.jpg","artistName":"80 Drums Around the World","artistId":6382,"station_id":113431647},{"musicPath":"/music/Tito+Puente","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0f7/0f79cf9e7946ae095b16c97a51218ad6_md.jpg","artistName":"Tito Puente","artistId":1688,"station_id":113373373},{"musicPath":"/music/Tak+Shindo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b55/b55085eb771703a9d9a1919d28c172c9_md.jpg","artistName":"Tak Shindo","artistId":6385,"station_id":115311375}]}