It must have been an exciting and interesting task for a daughter to pay homage to her father in this way. Congratulations on your book of your father, the legendary performer Freddy Fender. I recently interviewed Tammy and she shared touching words of her memories, as well as others associated with his life. After his death, his daughter, Tammy Lorraine Huerta Fender, paid homage to her father by releasing a book on Freddy’s life and career. He hit the national spotlight with the songs “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” and “Before the Next Teardrop Falls.” Enjoying a long successful career as a solo artist, Freddy was also a member of the Texas Tornados and Los Super 7. He was one of the first country artists to mix the English and Spanish language into individual songs. With the hard lifestyle of a Tex Mex entertainer and persevering through substance abuse issues, Freddy began to make a name for himself. He recorded these crossover songs in 1956 as The Bebop Kid. When Elvis Presley hit the national spotlight, Freddy was one of the first Latin performers to bring rock and roll to the Spanish culture. When he returned home, he would perform at dive bars, nightclubs, cantinas to primarily Latin audiences. During his tenure in the Marines, he began to abuse alcohol and was eventually discharged honorably. Realizing that he needed to break free from this lifestyle, he enlisted into the U.S. Freddy would play and sing for tips anywhere he could to help his family. There he would absorb African American, Mexican, Caucasian, and other styles of music, from fellow workers. He learned to play a hand me down guitar while working as a child laborer in farm fields. Freddy Fender, whose real name is Baldemar Garza Huerta, was a groundbreaking crossover entertainer from San Benito Texas.
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