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1953–1956. Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Garza Huerta; June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) [1] was an American Tejano singer-songwriter, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. His signature sound fused country, rock, swamp pop and Tex-Mex styles.
- The Texas Balladeer
Freddy Fender. Released: 1979: Genre: Tejano: Label:...
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May 18, 2018 · Baldemar Huerta, known as Freddy Fender, was in his day, a Mexican-American Elvis. Twelve years after his death from lung cancer, his daughter, Tammy Fender, has published the first of two biographies about her father. The title of the book borrows from the name of a song a lot of Americans of a certain age can sing by heart – “ Wasted Days ...
Dec 29, 2022 · Fender’s daughter, Tammy Lorraine Huerta Fender, described the sparse living conditions in her biography, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights: Freddy Fender, a Meteoric Rise to Stardom, which she self-published in 2017. The family lived in a one-room tin house with dirt floors and no indoor running water.
Fender wrote and recorded "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights", a blues ballad, for Duncan Records in 1959, during the early stages of his career. He was in the process of perfecting his mesh of rockabilly and Tejano, and the song showcased his new style. But he was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, and in May 1960, he was convicted. [3]
- "I Love My Rancho Grande"
- June 1975
- 1959 (original), 1975 (hit version)
Jun 20, 2022 · Freddy Fender’s legacy in country music has withstood the test of time for generations. His Texas roots and Mexican-American heritage are what made Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the first Hispanic rock ‘n’ rollers to top the Latin American Charts in the late 1950s.
Apr 19, 2017 · By Spring Sault | April 19, 2017. Cutting the song, “Before the Next Teardrop Falls,” in 1974 in Houston, Texas, Freddy Fender sealed his reputation as one of the most successful and memorable Hispanic artists in cross-over genres to ever hit the airwaves. At the time, Fender was working full-time as a mechanic and had enrolled at Del Mar ...
Oct 14, 2006 · American singer Freddy Fender, best known for his 1975 smash hit Before the Next Teardrop Falls, died Saturday in his home in Texas. Ron Rogers, a family spokesman, announced late Saturday the ...
