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Oscar has written many songs but is best known for his hit songs “El Tejano Enamorado” and “El Gallo Copeton.” In addition to writing, recording and performing his music, Oscar Martinez has authored a book and creates art. And he still models the dark lenses and a pompadour hair-do that makes him a distinctive living legend.
Isidro López (May 17, 1929 – August 15, 2004) [1] was a Corpus Christi, Texas-based Tejano bandleader, influential in Latin American music in the United States in the 1950s. Óscar Martínez joined the Isidro Lopez Orchestra in 1954 and penned "El Tejano Enamorado," Lopez' first hit.
CENTRAL TEXAS (FOX 44) – If you listened to most any Spanish radio, you’ve probably heard the soulful sounds of a Central Texas native who has won five Grammys. In his first interview since ...
Tear Drop Records was a record label founded in Winnie, Texas, United States, in the early 1960s by recording pioneer and radio personality, Huey P Meaux.As a deejay, Meaux was known as the "Crazy Cajun", a name that stuck with him throughout his long, music career.
Freddie Records is an American independent record label founded in Corpus Christi, Texas on November 1, 1969, by musician Freddie Martinez. Originally functioning as a recording studio and distributor for Martinez, the label expanded its roster to include other Tejano musicians to avoid financial failure.
The label was highly influential in the La Onda movement, as it helped promote and spread Tejano music. [3] [7] There was a Zarape ad in the premier music trade publication, Billboard magazine, which stated, "We’re Coming Through in '72. El Zarape Records es la Onda Chicana." This announcement is among the earliest examples of the term La ...
David Lee Garza (born February 15, 1957) is an American Tejano musician and bandleader. [1] Garza was born and raised in Poteet, Texas.. Garza and his band have been responsible for jumpstarting the careers of numerous Tejano vocalists by way of collaboration, including Ramiro “Ram” Herrera, Emilio Navaira, Oscar G., Jay Perez, Marcos Orozco, Mark Ledesma, and Ben Ozuna.
The current title has been used since 2001. From 1993 to 1998 Tejano was included in the award for Best Mexican-American/Tejano Music Performance. The award was discontinued from 2012 in a major overhaul of Grammy categories. From 2012, this category and Best Regional Mexican Album merged to form the Best Regional Mexican or Tejano Album category.