Freddy Fender
| Freddy Fender | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Baldemar Garza Huerta |
| Also known as | El Bebop Kid Scotty Wayne |
| Born |
June 4, 1937 San Benito, Texas, United States |
| Died | October 14, 2006 (aged 69) Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
| Genres | Tejano, country, rock, swamp pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1957–2005 |
| Labels | MCA, ABC, Arista, Reprise |
| Associated acts |
Los Super Seven Texas Tornados |
| Website | FreddyFender.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Guitar | |
Freddy Fender (June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006), born Baldemar Garza Huerta in San Benito, Texas, United States, was an American 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. He is best known for his 1975 hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and the subsequent remake of his own "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights".
Fender was born to Margarita (Garza) Huerta and her Mexican immigrant husband Serapio Huerta. He made his first radio appearance at age 10 on Harlingen's radio station KGBT, singing a then hit, "Paloma Querida".
Fender dropped out of high school at age 16 in 1953, and when he turned 17, he enlisted for three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served time in the brig on several occasions because of his drinking, and he was court martialed in August 1956 and discharged with rank of private (E-1). According to Fender, he later received a letter from the U.S. Department of the Navy saying that he had been wrongfully discharged dishonorably because of alcoholism, and he was given a general discharge. He returned to Texas and played nightclubs, bars, and honky-tonks throughout the south, mostly to Latino audiences. In 1957, then known as El Bebop Kid, he released two songs to moderate success in Mexico and South America: Spanish-language versions of Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" (as "No Seas Cruel") and Harry Belafonte's "Jamaica Farewell". He also recorded his own Spanish version of Hank Williams's "Cold Cold Heart" under the title "Tu Frio Corazon".
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