![]() ![]() Tammy Lorraine Huerta Fender immortalizes her late, legendary father in new, only biography This bio is filled with epic tales and vivid photos that bring Freddy Fender back to life-it is a riveting experience and a book that cannot be put down.įreddy Fender bio, ‘Wasted Days and Wasted Nights,’ set for release Daughter Tammy traces Freddy’s journey-from an early life of devastating poverty as a child migrant worker to his spectacular success of the 1970s-80s and association with U.S. This show and tell-all book is a rich tapestry of human drama and astute observations of social and musical history. The book describes the many dimensions of an “ordinary man with extraordinary God–given talents.” A man who conquered all obstacles-including his own demons of alcohol and drug abuse-and achieved the great American Dream! Huerta shares her family’s heartfelt, gripping stories of life with a musical icon. More information about Freddy Fender on Wikipedia.For press Release, Press Kit, Book Video with Voice over, or Contact Publicist Info,Īuthor Tammy Lorraine Huerta Fender, “The Tex-Mex Princess,” releases a stunning biography of her late father, the legendary rock’n’country singer Freddy Fender. Copying, also of extracts, or any other form of reproduction, including the adaptation into electronic data bases and copying onto any data mediums, in English or in any other language is permissible only and exclusively with the written consent of Bear Family Records® GmbH. ![]() The Right To Rock - The Mexicano And Chicano Rock'n'Roll Rebellion 1955-1963 (CD)Ĭopyright © Bear Family Records®. Freddy Fender died from cancer at the age of 69 at his home in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 14, 2006. He cut his final recordings in early 2001 and performed his last concert on December 31, 2005. Fender joined the next super group in the late nineties: Los Su- per 7, with David Hidalgo and César Rosas (both of Los Lobos), Flaco Jiménez, Rick Trevino, Joe Ely, and Ruben Ramos. Five albums and a Grammy resulted in 1990. Fender formed The Texas Torna- dos together with Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers of The Sir Douglas Quintet and Flaco Jiménez in 1987, mashing their own sound out of Tejano, conjunto, rhythm and blues, coun- try, swamp, and rock and roll. Secret Love, You’ll Lose A Good Thing, and a remake of Wasted Days And Wasted Nights all reached #1 on Billboard’s country charts.įreddy’s swamp pop country sound scored 21 country hits between 19. In 1974, his Before The Next Teardrop Falls was a #1 hit on ‘Billboard’s’ country and pop charts. The 1970s were Fender’s most successful period of his ca- reer. Three years at Louisi- ana State Penitentiary followed until he was released through an intervention by Governor Jimmie Davis, who was a singer and songwriter of You Are My Sunshine fame. After Fender had scored his first hit, Wasted Days And Wasted Nights, in May of 1960, his career stopped when he and a band member got arrested for possession of marijuana in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Album re- leases followed on the Ideal and Norco labels out of San Benito, Texas. Recordings that Fender made for Duncan were released un- der various names and pseudonyms: Freddie or Freddy Fender, Eddie Medina, Scotty Wayne and Eddie con Los Shades.ĭuncan managed a leasing deal with Los Angeles’ Imperial Records for several Fender recordings. Huerta had actually already changed his name legally to Freddy Fender, claiming “it would sell better to Gringos!” Fender switched to Duncan Records in mid-1959, shortly af- ter the label was founded by Wayne Duncan in Harlingen. The first releases were issued as by Baldemar Huerta con Los Romanceros, then as El Bebop Kid, and fi- nally as Freddie Fender. Huerta stayed with Ramirez’ label until 1959. had founded the label to record Spanish language versions of popular rock and roll and pop tunes of the time. Still performing under his original name of Baldemar Huerta, he signed a recording contract with newly launched Falcon Records out of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas. Baldemar returned to Texas and started performing in juke joints, bars, nightclubs, and honky-tonks, mostly to Latino audiences. Marine Corps, being discharged in August of 1956. ![]() After dropping out of school in 1953 at the age of 16, he spent some of his teenage years with the U.S. At the age of 10, Baldemar made his debut radio performance on radio station KGBT in Harlingen, Texas. Serapio presented young Baldemar a handmade guitar he had built out of a metal sardine box when Baldemar was only five years old. He was born Baldemar Garza Huerta on Jin San Benito, Texas, to Margarita Garza and Serapio Huerta. FReddie Or Freddy Fender American Tejano and country music star Freddy Fender is truly one of the most famous performers gracing this compi- lation. ![]()
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