TEXAS MUSIC IS LOVED FREDDY FENDER For OCTOBER 19th 2014 Freddy Fender (June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) He was born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas. He became a Mexican-American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. He is best known for his 1975 hits Before the Next Teardrop Falls and the subsequent remake of his own Wasted Days and Wasted Nights. In 1957, then known as El Bebop Kid, he released two songs to moderate success in Mexico and South America: Spanish-language versions of Elvis Presleys Dont Be Cruel (as No Seas Cruel) and Harry Belafontes Jamaica Farewell. He also recorded his own Spanish version of Hank Williamss Cold Cold Heart under the title Tu Frio Corazon. He became known for his rockabilly music and his cool persona as Eddie Con Los Shades. In 1958, he legally changed his name from Baldemar Huerta to Freddy Fender. He took Fender from the guitar and amplifier, and Freddy because the alliteration sounded good and would ...sell better with Gringos!. He then went to California. In 1989, Fender teamed up with fellow Tex-Mex musicians Doug Sahm, Flaco Jiménez, and Augie Meyers to form the Texas Tornados, whose work meshed conjunto, Tejano, R&B, country, and blues to wide acclaim. The group released four albums and won a Grammy in 1990 for Best Mexican American Performance for the track Soy de San Luis. Fender described the group as such: Youve heard of New Kids on the Block? Well, were the Old Guys in the Street.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 00:18:39 +0000
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