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Canciones De Mi Barrio: Barrio Hits from the 50s and 60s

Freddie Fender
Canciones De Mi Barrio: Barrio Hits from the 50s and 60s

Freddy Fender (1937 – 2006) straddled the lines between American pop, rock and roll, country and Tejano music. Born Baldemar Huerta, Fender rejected common tejana and conjunto styles in favor of popular American music. This collection is composed of some of his early recordings from 1959 to 1964 on the Ideal label. Defining what tejano rock sounds like, Canciones de mi Barrio, set the precedent for the potential success of alternative Mexican/American music. The liner notes are drawn from a conversation with Fender in 1992 about many of the recordings in this collection.

Track Listing

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Freddy Fender
02:26
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102
Freddy Fender
03:00
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103
Freddy Fender
02:53
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104
Freddy Fender
02:38
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105
Freddy Fender
02:42
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106
Freddy Fender
02:29
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107
Freddy Fender
02:40
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108
Freddy Fender
02:38
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109
Freddy Fender
02:52
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110
Freddy Fender
02:07
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111
Freddy Fender
02:42
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112
Freddy Fender
03:28
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113
Freddy Fender
02:43
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114
Freddy Fender
02:20
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115
Freddy Fender
02:08
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116
Freddy Fender
02:27
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117
Freddy Fender
02:52
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118
Freddy Fender
01:53
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119
Freddy Fender
02:18
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120
Freddy Fender
02:45
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121
Freddy Fender
04:24
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122
Freddy Fender
02:29
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123
Freddy Fender
02:35
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124
Freddy Fender
02:37