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Freddy Fender, June 4, 1937-October 14, 2006

In 1959, Fender recorded the blues ballad “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 possession of marijuana. After a two years in Louisiana’s Angola prison farm, he was released through the intercession of Gov. Jimmie Davis, also a songwriter and musician. Davis requested that Fender stay away from music while on probation as a condition of his release.

By the end of the 1960s, Fender was back in Texas working as a mechanic, and attending a local junior college, while only playing music on the weekends.

Number One Pop and Country

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. His next four singles, including a remake of “Wasted Days”, all hit the number one spot on the Billboard Country charts.
During the next few years, Fender had several major country hits, including the No. 1 hits “Secret Love” (1975) and “You’ll Lose a Good Thing” (1976).

Texas Tornados

In the 1990s, Fender teamed up with fellow Tex-Mex musicians Doug Sahm, Flaco Jimenez and Augie Myers to form the Tex-Mex supergroup the Texas Tornados, whose work was widely acclaimed. Following the death of Sahm, the production of the Tornadoes slowed.

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