Tejano Roots: San Antonio's Conjuntos in the 1950s

In 1991, Arhoolie founder Chris Strachwitz purchased the audio masters and contracts of Rio Records, a small record company in San Antonio, Texas. Owned by the Wolf Recording Company, Rio Records was among a number of independent companies that in the 1950s specialized in regional music that the major recording labels were not interested in. Some of the musicians recorded by Rio were established musicians such as Valerio Longoria and Fred Zimmerle, while others were up-and-coming artists such as Flaco Jiménez. This collection presents a range of selections that were the heart of the Rio Records catalog.

Track Listing

101	La Ratita	Conjunto Alamo	02:11
102	Viva San Marcos	Jesús Casiano	02:38
103	Panchita	Los Aventureros	02:46
104	Francisco Martínez	Gaytan y Solis	02:45
105	La Gardenia	Felix y Pedro Rocha	02:35
106	Corrido de Europa	Garzes y Cantú	02:39
107	Pobre Mujer	Valerio Longoria	02:38
108	Las Güeras e Califas	Los Chavalitos	02:45
109	Ya Volví de Corea	Conjunto Arizmendez	02:29
110	El Circo	Conjunto San Antonio Alegre	02:29
111	Sufre Tu Parte	Valerio Longoria	02:55
112	Ida	Conjunto De La Rosa	02:14
113	Ernesto La Chiva	Conjunto Topo Chico	02:44
114	En Brazos de Otro Hombre	Ada García	02:50
115	Caricias Soñadoras	Alonzo y Sus Rancheros	02:39
116	Los Tres Aventureros	Los Cuatesones	02:54
117	Morena de Mi Querer	Conjunto Alamo	02:56
118	Me Negastes Tu Amor	Conjunto Monterrey	02:41
119	Mi Dolorcito	Conjunto San Antonio Alegre	02:02
120	Que Piedra	Los Tres Ases	02:04
121	Tu Eres Culpable	Juanita y María Mendoza	02:54
122	Los Ojitos de Mar	Trío San Antonio	02:47
123	Boppin' the Rock	Armando Almendarez and Conjunto México	02:23
124	La Complicada	Los Caminantes with Flaco Jimenez	01:59
125	Vida Fatal	Pedro Ybarra	02:40
126	Pronto Volveré	Conjunto Continental de Tony Zúñiga	02:37
127	Nuevo Laredo	Los Pavos Reales	02:28
128	Tú Eres Mi Placer	Los Pavos Reales	02:44