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The band's popularity was aided by Oscar Martinez's daily radio show on KCCT radio in Corpus Christi. In 1965, Oscar wrote his big hit, “El Tejano Enamorado.” Isidro Lopez recorded the tune first, with accordion instrumentation. Then Oscar's band recorded the tune. “El Tejano Enamorado” became a massive hit all over the State of Texas.
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.
The label was receiving 10-20 demo tapes every week from Tejano music hopefuls, and Martinez would press 1,500 singles for a musician he was interested in, with 400-450 sent out to radio stations and the remainder sold to stores. Martinez considered a successful recording in the Tejano music market to be 20,000 units sold. [21]
Prior to the establishment of the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999, the Tejano Music Awards gave out "Special (Lifetime) Achievement" recognitions These honors were presented sporadically at the annual Tejano Music Awards and, by the late 1990s, at the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame ceremony preceding the awards show.
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.
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. [1]
Oscar Martinez, 62, was shot Sept. 19, 2023, inside a car and died Tuesday, Sept. 26, according to Fresno police. The killing marked the 27th intentional homicide in Fresno so far in 2023. There ...