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Tortilla Factory founder Tony ‘Ham’ Guerrero dead(via RamiroBurr.com)
(Tejano music lost another pioneer today when news drifted throughout the Southwest that Tony ‘Ham’ Guerrero, founder of the famed Tortilla Band, passed away today (1/29/2011) from complications from...
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San Antonio now has a Conjunto station in FM! (via Conjunto music y más)
A friend of mine Double EE called me up about a new FM Conjunto station in San Anto. I immediately went to my radio and heard Chano Cadena and Mickey y sus Carnales on FM! It turns out that KROB in...
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Grammy gold: Little Joe y la Familia win 4th award; Lady Antebellum night’s...
Check out this article in Little Joe’s hometown paper on his Grammy win. by Nekesa Mumbi Moody Published: February 14, 2011 Temple-based band Little Joe y la Familia took home another gold statuette...
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Canales releases Selena DVD from his shows – San Antonio Express-News
The show, which Canales also produced from Corpus Christi and later Monterrey, Mexico, featured Tejano and norteño artists. For many of those artists, “The Johnny Canales Show” was among their first...
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Meeting of the supergroups | Houston Music | 29-95.com
Duran Duran brought the nostalgia last week to a sold-out crowd at Warehouse Live. Then, they hit the studio. Urbana Recording Studio, to be exact — home of Grammy-winning Tejano group La Mafia. Read...
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Alice Echo News – Alice, TX > Archives > Obituaries > Javier Villanueva
RIP JV, you will be missed. Javier Villanueva, “J.V.” and “The Dean of Tejano”, went to be with the Lord June 10, 2011, at the age of 61 surrounded by his family. He was born in Alice, Texas on June...
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Conjunto legend Cha Cha Jimenez dies at 64 | legend, cha, conjunto –...
RIP Cha Cha. Conjunto legend Abelardo “Cha Cha” Jimenez Sr. died early Wednesday morning after battling liver cancer. He was 64. Read more via Conjunto legend Cha Cha Jimenez dies at 64 | legend, cha,...
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Tejano Roots in Alice struggles to keep museum, music alive » Corpus Christi...
ALICE — Whether the term is Chicano, Mexican-American, conjunto or ranchero, the musical roots are all the same. Tejano music in South Texas is a cultural experience, and while some believe it is...
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The new single from Oscar’s upcoming solo album is now available on iTunes!...
Oscar’s Solo album will be released around the end of this year or early next year. (And no he is not leaving La Mafia) … Read More via Gringz’s La Mafia Weblog
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New Tejano Station in the RGV
Que Pasa has changed formats, BUT there is a new Tejano Station in the RGV, Super Tejano 102.1. Border Media launches the Rio Grande Valley’s newest station, “Super Tejano — Where Tejano Lives,”...
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