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Freddy Fender Born Baldemar Garza Huerta In San Benito Texas USA On 4 June 1937 – 14 October 2006 Was 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 1959 Fender Recorded The Blues Ballad "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights." The Song Became Popular In 1959 But He Was Beset By Legal Troubles After He And A Band Member Were Arrested For Possession Of Marijuana. After A Two Years In Louisiana's Angola Prison Farm He Was Released Through The Intercession Of Gov. Jimmie Davis Also A Songwriter And Musician. Davis Requested That Fender Stay Away From Music While On Probation As A Condition Of His Release. By The End Of The 1960s Fender Was Back In Texas Working As A Mechanic And Attending A Local Junior College While Only Playing Music On The Weekends. Number One Pop And Country
In 1974 Fender Recorded "Before The Next Teardrop Falls." The Single Was Selected For National Distribution And Became A Number One Hit On The Billboard Country And Pop Charts. His Next Four Singles Including A Remake Of "Wasted Days" All Hit The Number One Spot On The Billboard Country Charts. During The Next Few Years Fender Had Several Major Country Hits Including The No. 1 Hits "Secret Love" 1975 And "You'll Lose A Good Thing" 1976 . Texas Tornados
In The 1990s Fender Teamed Up With Fellow Tex-Mex Musicians Doug Sahm Flaco Jimenez And Augie Myers To Form The Tex-Mex Supergroup The Texas Tornados Whose Work Was Widely Acclaimed. Following The Death Of Sahm The Production Of The Tornadoes Slowed. Los Super Seven
Freddy Fender Continued To Still Be On Top With A Groundbreaking Collaboration With Several Musical Legends To Produce Another Supergroup Los Super Seven Which Consisted Of David Hidalgo Vocals Guitar Drums Bass Percussion Requinto Hidalguera Rick Trevino Joe Ely Vocals Guitar Flaco Jimenez Vocals Accordion Cesar Rosas Vocals Six-String Bass Guitar Guitarron Jarana Freddy Fender Vocals Acoustic Bass Ruben Ramos Vocals . This Super Seven Effort Won A Grammy In 1999.
On February 4 1999 Freddy's Star Was Installed On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. In 2004 The Texas Folklife Resources Produced A Widely Acclaimed Sell-Out Show At The Paramount In Austin Texas " Fifty Years Of Freddy Fender" Where Freddy Was Honored And Then Performed To A Packed House. Also In 2004 Freddy's Hometown Of San Benito Texas Honored Freddy With His Likeness Emblazoned On Their New Watertower With "Hometown Of Freddy Fender". Freddy Would Later Say That This Honor Meant More To Him Than Any Other Accolade He Had Ever Won. Freddy Fender's Masterpiece...
La Musica De Baldemar Huerta
Freddy Delves Deeply Into The Music Of His Forefathers The Boleros And Rancheras That Would Have Played In The Ghettos Of His Native San Benito Texas And That He Sang As A Youth In Border-Town Cantinas. Especially Gorgeous Are "Adios Muchachos " A Melancholy Meditation On Final Farewells And The Delicate Opener "Rayito De Luna." El Be Bop Kid Isn't Just Back He Sounds Reborn. Freddy Won His Last Grammy For This Album. Freddy Fender Underwent A Kidney Transplant In 2002 Donated By His Daughter And A Transplant Of The Liver In 2004. Nonetheless His Condition Continued To Worsen. He Was Suffering From An "incurable Cancer" In Which He Had Tumors On His Lungs. On December 31 2005 Fender Performed His Last Concert And Resumed Chemotherapy. Fender Has Passed On...
Rest In Peace Vaya Con Dios
Freddy Fender Passed Away On Saturday October 14 2006 After A Long Battle With Lung Cancer. He Is Buried In His Hometown Of San Benito Texas. Plans Are Underway For A Freddy Fender Museum To Be Located In His Beloved Hometown San Benito Texas. Check Back At Www.Freddyfendermuseum.Org Or
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