Freddy Fender Musical artist

Freddy Fender (4 June 1937–14 October 2006), born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, 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.”

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
El Bebop Kid
Scotty Wayne
Birth dateJune 04, 1937
Birth place
San Benito Texas , United States
Date of deathOctober 14, 2006
Place of death
Corpus Christi Texas , United States

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Musical artist

Career started1957
Career ended2005
associated musical artist
Los Super Seven
Texas Tornados
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
Rock music
Tejano music
instrument
Guitar
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
Human voice
record label
ABC Records
MCA Records
Arista Records
Reprise Records

Freddy Fender on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fender&GSfn=Freddy&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=16174412&df=all&
  2. http://www.freddyfender.com
  3. http://www.freddyfendermuseum.org
  4. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6283208