Austin is not only the state capitol of Texas, but the self proclaimed capitol of music. It is home to the University of Texas, as well as a lively music scene around country, blues and rock. “Keep Austin Weird” is a slogan that was created to promote small businesses in …
Biography Selena Quintanilla Perez was born in Lake Jackson, Texas on April 16, 1971 to Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Quintanilla. She grew up with her brother A.B. and sister Suzette. When Selena was ten years old, the siblings formed a professional band called Selena y Los Dinos. Christopher Perez, …
Intro: Who is Freddy Fender? Freddy Fender, or his real name, Baldemar Garza Huerta, is an American Tejano musician born in San Benito, Texas. He changed his name in 1959 when he decided to combine Freddy with the brand name of his guitar, Fender. Falling under the genres of country, …
Childhood Lydia Mendoza was born in Houston, Texas in 1916. Originally from Mexico, Mendoza’s parents fled because of the political distress caused by the Mexican Revolution. She grew up poor; her parents barely made enough to feed the family. During the early 1900s, tensions between Mexicans and Texans were high. …
Narciso Martínez was born in 1911 in Reynosa, Mexico. His family migrated to La Paloma, Texas the same year in search of work in the Rio Grande Valley. His family often moved, and Martínez did not receive a formal education. He often found himself listening to orquestas típicas, which were …
Formed in the mid-1940s by Mexican musicians Eugenio Abrego and Tomás Ortiz, Los Alegres de Terán was a música norteña duet whose songs helped to popularize the sound of traditional norteño music. The duo is originally from Mexico, where they met and began making music together, but came to Texas …
About the Artist Carmen and Laura Hernandez (born 1921 and 1926 in Kingsville, Texas) were a musical act that consisted of two Mexican-American sisters. They were often called the Tejano version of the Andrews Sisters because the two groups had songs that referenced and were popular during wartime (especially about …
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