The following is a radio show layout of a Texas Tribute show. The following flyers display the commentary of the radio host’s song selection whose focus is to represent a variety of subcultures from the great state of Texas. When people ask, what classes are you taking this year, …
Destiny Child, originally known as the Girl’s Tyme, was an incredibly powerful and popular R&B group from Houston Texas in the 1990s. In 1997, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett were signed to Columbia Records as Destiny’s Child. Over time, the group members changed due to internal and legal issues. Beyonce’s father, …
Santiago Jimenez Sr. was a Mexican-American accordionist and singer from San Antonio Texas, who played a pivotal role in the development of conjunto music or Norteño music. Conjunto music is a style of traditional music that originated in the Texas-Mexico border region, and will be discussed later in the post. …
Harry Choates – Jole Blon (English vers.) – YouTube “Jole Blon” is a French- Cajun waltz recorded by fiddler Harry Choates in 1946. “Jole Blon” is considered to be a classic in Cajun music, even recognized as the “Cajun National Anthem”. Although the song was recorded by Choates in 1946, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqBEQ0DpTKs Background Recorded between 1955-1967 in San Antonio by Flaco Jimenez ‘Mojado Sin Licensia’, translated to ‘W**back* without a licenses’, discusses the struggle of a man who is undocumented in the United States. The term used in the title of the song is derogatory and describes those who crossed the …
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