15 Early Tejano Classics
Various Artists

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
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Quién Va A Pensar | Isidro López Y Su Orquesta | 2:27 | |
102
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No Pidas Olvido | Carmen Y Laura With Orquesta De Juan Colorado | 2:43 | |
103
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Rio Grande | Beto Villa Y Su Orquesta | 2:37 | |
104
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Para Que Quiero Un Amor | Conjunto Bernal | 2:36 | |
105
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Mi Morena | Balde Gonzalez Y Su Orquesta | 2:48 | |
106
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Una Cualquiera | Tony De La Rosa | 2:39 | |
107
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Dime | Freddy Fender | 2:50 | |
108
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Con Alma Chiquitita | Agapito Zúñiga | 2:41 | |
109
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Amor En Duda | Lydia Mendoza | 2:49 | |
110
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Besos De Amor | Oscar Martinez y Su Orquesta | 2:27 | |
111
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Quiereme Vidita | Chelo Silva | 2:36 | |
112
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Delgadina | Las Hermanas Mendoza | 3:04 | |
113
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Rosita Vals | Beto Villa Y Su Orquesta | 2:16 | |
114
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Una Noche Vacillando | Chris Sandoval | 2:50 | |
115
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Las Gaviotas | Orquesta Tomás Núñez | 2:49 |