Freddy Fender
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Freddy Fender

Personal information
Birth nameBaldemar Garza Huerta
Also known asEl Bebop Kid
Scotty Wayne
BornJune 4, 1937
San Benito, Texas, United States
DiedOctober 14, 2006(age 69)
Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
GenresTejano, country, rock
OccupationSinger, guitarist
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1957 - 2005
LabelsMCA, ABC, Arista, Reprise
Associated actsLos Super Seven
Texas Tornados
WebsiteFreddyFender.com
Notable instrumentsFender Guitar

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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".

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Good-time country-Cajun band among full musical slate for Canandaigua fest - MPNnow.com Tweet this news
MPNnow.com--Todaro and company take the music more in a bayou direction, even when playing classic country numbers like -Freddy Fender's- “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:01:49 GMT+00:00
An evening with Mark Barnett, aka Roy Orbison - San Gabriel Valley Tribune Tweet this news
San Gabriel Valley Tribune--In 1986 he played with -Freddy Fender-, opened for Clay Walker and was an American Country Music nominee for bass player of the year. ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:43:17 GMT+00:00
7th Annual South Texas Music and Surf celebration - Corpus Christi Caller Times Tweet this news
Corpus Christi Caller Times--The celebration was first held in 2004, when the late country and rock Tejano singer -Freddy Fender- cut the ribbon on the South Texas Music Walk of Fame, ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:18:15 GMT+00:00
Proposed Lyon County Casino Receives State Gaming License - KSFY Tweet this news
KSFY--Driving while medicated? dont forget -Freddy Fender- might show up to or Englebert Humperdink!! YES. now i can go see the Oak Ridge Boys, Barbara Mandrell, ... - Date : Thu, 13 May 2010 19:42:15 GMT+00:00
Big Jay McNeely & Ray Collins' Hot-Club! - Kulturkurier (Pressemitteilung) Tweet this news
Kulturkurier (Pressemitteilung)--Seinen 1959er Hit "There Is Something on Your Mind" coverten BB King, Etta James, -Freddy Fender-, The Hollywood Flames, Gene Vincent, Albert King und ... - Date : Fri, 21 May 2010 22:07:54 GMT+00:00

Albums :
US Country US CAN RIAA CRIA
1974 Before the Next Teardrop Falls 1 20 10 Gold Gold
1975 Recorded Inside Louisiana State Prison - - - - -
Are You Ready for Freddy? 1 41 34 - -
Since I Met You Baby 10 - - - -
1976 Rock 'N' Country 3 59 - - -
Your Cheatin' Heart - - - - -
If You're Ever in Texas 4 170 - - -
1977 The Best of Freddy Fender 4 155 - - -
If You Don't Love Me 34 - - - -
Merry Christmas / Feliz Navidad - - - - -
1978 Swamp Gold 44 - - - -
His Greatest Recordings - - - - -
1979 Tex-MexA - - - - -
The Texas Balladeer - - - - -
1980 Together We Drifted Apart - - - - -
1982 The Border Soundtrack - - - - -
1991 The Freddy Fender Collection - - - - -
Favorite Ballads - - - - -
2001 Forever Gold 70 - - - -

Singles :
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country US CAN Country CAN CAN AC NZ
1975 "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" 1 1 1 6 18 2 Before the Next Teardrop Falls
"Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" 1 8 2 6 14 1
"Since I Met You Baby" 10 45
52
Since I Met You Baby
"Secret Love" 1 20 1 38 7 10 Are Your Ready for Freddy?
1976 "The Wild Side of Life" 13
Since I Met You Baby
"You'll Lose a Good Thing" 1 32
24 Rock 'N' Country
"Vaya con Dios" 7 59 1
48
"Living It Down" 2 72 1
If You're Ever in Texas
1977 "The Rains Came" 4
1
Rock 'N' Country
"Sugar Coated Love" flip
The Best of Freddy Fender
"If You Don't Love Me
(Why Don't You Just Leave Me Alone)"		 11
16
If You Don't Love Me
"Think About Me" 18
10
1978 "If You're Looking for a Fool" 34
"Talk to Me" 13 103 10
Swamp Gold
"I'm Leaving It All Up to You" 26
20
1979 "Walking Piece of Heaven" 22
13
Tex-Mex
"Yours" 22
23
The Texas Balladeer
"Squeeze Box" 61
1980 "My Special Prayer" 83
"Please Talk to My Heart" 82
Together We Drifted Apart
1983 "Chokin' Kind" 87
Non-album song
"-" denotes releases that did not chart



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