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Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Garza Huerta; June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) [1] was an American Tejano singer, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados.
A showcase of Fender's tenor and Meaux's Tex-Mex musical styling, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" jump-started his career. (Fender's career had stalled in 1960 after his arrest on drug charges.) [4] In the months and years that followed, Fender recorded several bilingual standards which became major hits, most notably "Secret Love".
Before The Next Teardrop Falls is an album by Freddy Fender. [6] [1] His first album, it was released in 1974. The album includes the number-one hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". It peaked at No. 20 on the Billboard 200. [7]
Among their other albums is Live From the Limo, the last album to be recorded with the original lineup, as Sahm died in 1999, the year of its release. Fender, who had health problems in later years, died in 2006. Their 2005 Live from Austin album was a recording of a 1990 performance on the TV series Austin City Limits.
[1] [2] By the time of the Grammy Awards of 2001 ceremony, Fender was still recovering from a kidney transplant surgery. [2] This trophy was the first Grammy Award that Fender won as a solo artist; previous to this the artist won two Best Mexican-American performance awards for group efforts with Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven. [3]
Sep. 27—SAN BENITO — For Evangelina Huerta, Freddy Fender's legacy is coming alive in the biggest exhibit immortalizing the hometown legend. Across 5,000 square feet, the San Benito Cultural ...
Fender thanks his friend Doug Sahm of the band prior during the introduction of his re-recorded hit. Then, in 1975, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" became a major hit for Fender, and his career was rejuvenated. With the help of record producer Huey P. Meaux, Fender re-recorded "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." The basic track for this song was ...
Los Super Seven is a studio album released by supergroup Los Super Seven.It was released in September 15, 1998, by RCA Nashville. [1] Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiménez, both from Texas Tornados, formed Los Super Seven, along Joe Ely, Rick Trevino, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas (of Los Lobos' fame), and Tejano vocalist Ruben Ramos.