15 Early Tejano Classics

This compilation drawn from Arhoolie Records acquisition of Ideal Records in 1990, presents the formative years in the development of Tejano music from 1946 to the 1960s. Among the group of performers who developed and shaped the music are Beto Villa and Isidro Lopez, often considered to be the fathers of the “orquesta Tejana,” the band Conjunto Bernal with Paulino Bernal, and Lydia Mendoza known as "La Alondra de la Frontera" or "The Lark of the Border" in English. The collection also has an early Tejano recording by Freddy Fender. The liner notes lists the Arhoolie album that each track is from.

Track Listing

101	Quién Va a Pensar	Isidro López y Su Orquesta	02:27
102	No Pidas Olvido	Carmen y Laura with Orquesta de Juan Colorado	02:43
103	Río Grande	Beto Villa y su Orquesta	02:37
104	Para Que Quiero Un Amor	Conjunto Bernal	02:36
105	Mi Morena	Balde Gonzalez y su Orquesta	02:48
106	Una Cualquiera	Tony De La Rosa	02:39
107	Dime (Tell Me)	Freddy Fender	02:50
108	Con Alma Chiquitita	Agapito Zúñiga	02:41
109	Amor En Duda	Lydia Mendoza	02:49
110	Besos de Amor	Oscar Martínez y Su Orquesta	02:27
111	Quiereme Vidita	Chelo Silva	02:36
112	Delgadina	Las Hermanas Mendoza	03:04
113	Rosita Vals	Beto Villa y su Orquesta	02:16
114	Una Noche Vacillando	Chris Sandoval	02:50
115	Las Gaviotas	Orquesta Tomás Núñez	02:49