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	Freddy Fender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas on June 4, 1938, is a Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados.
		In 1959, Fender recorded "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." The song became popular in 1959, but he was beset by legal troubles after he and a band member were arrested for narcotics possession.
		In 1974, Fender recorded "Before The Next Teardrop Falls." The single was selected for national distribution, and became a number one hit on the Billboard Country and Pop charts.
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	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Freddy Fender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Freddy Fender has had three successful careers already-as a Hispanic/pop star in the late 50's, a country pop star in the 70's, and a member of the Grammy award-winning Texas Tornadoes in the 90's.
		Freddy Fender was born Baldemar Huerta in the Rio Grande Valley town of San Benito, Texas.
		Freddy Fender's broad appeal has been reinforced by his success with cinema and television projects, including the Hispanic classics "Short eyes" and 'She Came To The Valley", as well as his breakthrough performance in Robert Redford's 1987 epic "Milagro Beanfield War".
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	CMT.com : Freddy Fender : Biography
		Freddy Fender was one of the few Hispanic stars in country music, a singer and songwriter whose work was defined largely by its strong Latin sensibility.
		But in May of 1960, Fender was convicted of marijuana possession, and was sentenced to five years in Louisiana's notorious Angola State Prison (the same correctional facility which once held blues legend Leadbelly).
		After Fender's first Meaux-produced single, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," failed to attract the attention of a major label, it was released on Crazy Cajun; in the first weeks of 1975, the song hit the top of both the country and pop charts, and Fender became an overnight star.
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		Freddy Fender is available for personal appearances and concerts at your next corporate event or conference.
		Fender grew up in a barrio that, he is quick to point out, was not a crowded ghetto but just a poor Hispanic neighborhood.
		The first music Fender played was Tejano, conjunto, Tex-Mex- the rambunctious combination of polka (from the German settlers of Texas) and traditional Mexican music- he learned by watching and listening at weddings and other events in the neighborhood.
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	Freddy Fender
		Freddy Fender is the greatest and most significant singer, writer and musician in Mexican American musical history.
		Freddy was given the birth name of Baldemar Huerta but at various stages in his early musical development, he was known as El Be- Bop Kid (1957), Freddy Fender (1958), Eddie Medina (1961), and Scotty Wayne (1%2) before he settled on the stage name, Freddy Fender.
		Freddy’s got a great sense of humor, but behind his laughter is a strong intellect combined with the insight of a poet and the wisdom of someone who has known life inside castles, as well as life inside prison.
	www.ondanet.com /tejano/artists/Freddy.Fender/Bio.html (1543 words)

	USATODAY.com - Transplant won't slow Fender down (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fender and his 21-year-old daughter could be released from the hospital later this week.
		Fender has won two previous Grammys, in 1990 as a member of the Tex-Mex supergroup the Texas Tornados and in 1998 as part of Los Super Seven, a collective of Latin-American singers.
		Fender began his singing career in the '50s, billing himself as "El Be Bop Kid" and recording Spanish versions of rock 'n' roll tunes.
	www.usatoday.com /life/music/2002/2002-01-30-fender.htm (509 words)

	Splendid Magazine reviews Freddy Fender: Rock 'N Roll
		Fender, doubling as engineer, would fiddle with the switches, then sprint to his guitar as if he was racing to get into a family photo.
		Fender's guitar work sounds as if it was heavily influenced by Chuck Berry -- an observation you could make about almost any of Fender's contemporaries; he only hit a few chords, but he played them out to their very last gasp.
		Fender wanted a group called the Shades, and he probably demanded that the band members wore sunglasses; what they actually played was of secondary importance.
	www.splendidezine.com /review.html?reviewid=1074312157123317 (384 words)

	Robert Christgau: CG: Freddy Fender
		Fender is a wonder of nature--I just wish one of his albums was a wonder of human devising.
		Fender's catalog will always be a mess--because he recorded too much, because Huey Meaux will license to anyone, because no one will ever compile his deeply felt "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window," because his "Junko Partner" has gone the way of all dope legends.
		Though Fender's tenor is sharp rather than mellow, the closest analogy is Aaron Neville, who even when he was good was less innocent, who remains more spiritual if less sublime, and who doesn't break into Spanish for his supper.
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	CoraZong Records \| Freddy Fender - Baldermar Huerta: El Rey Del Tex-Mex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Freddy Fender is his stage name but in his early musical life he was also known as El Be-Bop Kid (1957), Eddie Medina (1961) and Scotty Wayne (1962).
		Freddy has a great sense of humour and a love for life.
		Hard to imagine nowadays but Freddy and his bass player were arrested in Baton Rouge for having a few joints in their possession.
	www.corazong.com /bios.php?id=255_059 (486 words)

	The Best Of Freddy Fender: Live From Church Street Station (Amaray Case) - Wal-Mart
		Fender, a Mexican-American, comes from a family of migrant workers who were based in the San Benito valley.
		Since I was playing a Fender guitar and amplifier, I changed my name to Freddy Fender." A fight in one club left him with a broken nose and a knife wound in his neck.
		Fender succumbed to alcohol and drugs which forced his wife, in 1985, to enter him in a clinic, which apparently cured him.
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	CTV.ca - Freddy Fender recovering after kidney transplant - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Fender, the 64-year-old two-time Grammy Award winner, underwent the two-hour surgery at University Hospital on Jan. 24.
		Fender has had problems with diabetes and hepatitis C and had been undergoing kidney dialysis for more than a year.
		Fender, whose real name is Baldemar Huerta, is known for the 1970s hits Before the Next Teardrop Falls and Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.
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	Freddy Fender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Freddy is perhaps best known for his signature song Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, whereas Doug was most famous for his time spent heading up namesake group the Sir Douglas Quintet (Mendocino, She's About A Mover).
		The following are pictures taken of Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm, and Flaco Jimenez, who along with Augie Meyers, billed themselves as The Texas Tornados, at a December 1998 performance at Antone's, Austin, Texas.
		Freddy looks satisfied at the notes he is hitting, as Flaco Jimenez looks on.
	www.tunefan.com /freddyfender.htm (417 words)

	Freddy Fender
		Freddy Fender has had three successful careers - as a Hispanic pop star in the late '50s, a country pop star in the '70s and as a member of the Grammy award-winning Doug Sahm and the Texas Tornados in the '90s.
		Fender recently signed with Warner/Reprise to start another chapter in an amazing career that has already spanned four decades.
		Fender received a first-hand education in the blues.
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	The Austin Chronicle Music: Wasted Days, Wasted Nights
		Freddy, this is for you, wherever you are," before charging into three minutes of South Texas soul climaxing with Rocky Morales' torrid sax solo.
		When showtime rolled around, Fender returned dressed for the occasion in a long-fringed leather vest -- his interpretation of hippie fashion; only the matching blue outfits with flared bell-bottoms worn by Steve Jordan and Rio Jordan, another special guest act who appeared at Soap Creek at the behest of Sir Doug, were cheesier.
		Freddy got more comfortable when Doug joined him on stage, and finally loosened up -- no doubt influenced by taking a band break and accepting rolled gifts of kindness from strangers -- and then proceeded to wail away in the Heartbreak Key, his distinctive tenor voice in beautiful form.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/1999-11-26/music_feature5.html (833 words)

	Freddy Fender News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		News about Freddy Fender continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		For "Viva Laughlin!," the Riverside Resort will be holding a concert by Freddy Fender and free music within the casino by John Encinio and the Full House Band.
		Singer Freddy Fender put down his guitar for a moment and grabbed the microphone.
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	Willamette Week \| Culture \| Music
		Later in 1975, Fender hit No. 1 a second time with his other big hit, "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." The slow, bluesy rockabilly number, infused with a dash of salsa, rings perfectly once the groundless hope of "Next Teardrop" has given way to harsh reality.
		Fender's No. 1 hit of 1976, "You'll Lose a Good Thing," a reworking of Barbara Lynn's '62 pop smash, is shrouded in more Wilson-inspired vocals.
		Freddy Fender was once the butt of many of my youthful jokes--now he's my compañero in broken-hearted misery.
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	Freddy Fender : Are You Ready for Freddy? - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The esteemed Freddie Fender, he of perfect voice and total confidence, shows he can take on elements as disparate as Doris Day and Ray Charles and make a listener forget either of these icons even exist.
		Fender has an edge on just about any other recording artist, in certain ways.
		Like much of Fender's finest work, this is a collaboration with producer Huey P. Meaux, who also contributes one of the best songs, the rollicking "Loving Cajun Style." Vocally, Fender was enjoying his new success and pulling off mighty feats for country music, including actually creating a pleasing blend with background singers.
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	Definition of Freddy Fender
		Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas on June 4, 1937, was a Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados.
		The song became popular in 1960, but he was beset by legal troubles after he and a band member were arrested for narcotics possesion.
		Most recently, Freddy Fender has signed a contract with a major label, and continues to sing, play and tour from his base in Texas.
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	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Freddy Fender - Freddy Fender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Freddy has spoken to me in a unique way that only freddy could, with his latin honesty and his amour for living.
		freddy is timeless to me. this collection represents the best of freddys catchy and insightful tunes.
		This is not to say that Freddy didnt incorporate his own style into these classic songs-indeed he did- and he was a very succesful Country singer in the 1970s.
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	Freddy Fender Biography and the Freddy Fender Band
		The picture on the left is at a Freddy Fender show from Conrad's perspective at the keyboards.
		Conrad Askland from Road Records engineered the tracking session for Freddy Fender's CD release "I Don't Want To Be Lonely" in 1998.
		Freddy Fender is plays guitar on New Faces Volume Three with "Honey Will You Love Me" written by Conrad Askland.
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	The Austin Chronicle: Music: TCB
		Freddy Fender was one of the first Texans to take rock & roll south of the border, but he's hardly fond of his "Mexican Elvis" nickname.
		Even so, no less than the King himself was a fan of Fender's 1975 No. 1 hit "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." "My wife got an e-mail from a woman who used to fly on Elvis' plane," he says.
		He loved the song." Fender, now 68, began his long musical career as a young Marine stationed in Okinawa, where he wrote "Holy One," which sold 281,000 copies.
	www.austinchronicle.com /issues/dispatch/2004-04-09/music_TCB.html (224 words)

	Amazon.com: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Freddy Fender: Music: Freddy Fender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Riding the wave of countrypolitan pop during the early 1970s, Tex-Mex border balladeer Freddy Fender had a huge hit in 1975 with his bilingual version of "Before The Next Teardrop Falls," following it up with one of his most vigorous outings, "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights," which was also a huge Top Ten hit.
		Although he had a long history as a regional artist, Fender's singing style was pretty sissified, which fit perfectly into the softcore pop template of early '70s Nashville, although hard country fans may find it a little irritating.
		He may have been kinda wimpy, but Fender had melodic grace, and is also a key figure in the history of latino roots music, paving the way for Los Lobos, Justin Trevino and the Mavericks.
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