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.
Los Super Seven
Freddy Fender continued to still be on top with a groundbreaking collaboration with several musical legends to produce another supergroup, Los Super Seven which consisted of David Hidalgo (vocals, guitar, drums, bass, percussion, requinto, hidalguera); Rick Trevino, Joe Ely (vocals, guitar); Flaco Jimenez (vocals, accordion); Cesar Rosas (vocals, six-string bass, guitar, guitarron, jarana); Freddy Fender (vocals, acoustic bass); Ruben Ramos (vocals). This Super Seven effort won a Grammy in 1999.
On February 4, 1999, Freddy's star was installed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2004, the Texas Folklife Resources produced a widely acclaimed sell-out show at the Paramount in Austin, Texas " Fifty Years of Freddy Fender", where Freddy was honored and then performed to a packed house. Also in 2004, Freddy's hometown of San Benito Texas honored Freddy with his likeness emblazoned on their new watertower with "Hometown of Freddy Fender". Freddy would later say that this honor meant more to him than any other accolade he had ever won.
Freddy Fender's Masterpiece...
La Musica De Baldemar Huerta
Freddy delves deeply into the music of his forefathers: the boleros and rancheras that would have played in the ghettos of his native San Benito, Texas, and that he sang as a youth in border-town cantinas. Especially gorgeous are "Adios Muchachos," a melancholy meditation on final farewells, and the delicate opener, "Rayito de Luna." El Be Bop Kid isn't just back; he sounds reborn. Freddy won his last Grammy for this album.
Freddy Fender underwent a kidney transplant in 2002 donated by his daughter and a transplant of the liver in 2004. Nonetheless, his condition continued to worsen. He was suffering from an "incurable cancer" in which he had tumors on his lungs. On December 31, 2005, Fender performed his last concert and resumed chemotherapy.
Fender has Passed on...
Rest in Peace, Vaya Con Dios
Freddy Fender passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2006, after a long battle with lung cancer. He is buried in his Hometown of San Benito, Texas.
Plans are underway for a Freddy Fender Museum to be located in his beloved hometown, San Benito, Texas. Check back at: www.freddyfendermuseum.org or
www.freddyfender.com
All These Things
FREDDY FENDER Lyrics
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Gets me excited, makes me feel fine
The touch of your hand, your sweet hello
The fire inside you when you're holding me close
Your love so warm and tender
The thrill is so divine
It is all these things that make you mine
When you were ten minutes late, I started to cry
I've got it bad, it's alright
As long as you're here every night
Your love so warm and tender
The thrill is so divine
It is all these things that make you mine
These lyrics from Freddy Fender's song, All These Things, describe the overwhelming feeling of love and passion that the singer feels when he is with his partner. The touch of her lips next to his ignites excitement and makes him feel fine, while the touch of her hand and sweet hello bring him joy. The fire inside her when she holds him close also adds to the thrill of being together. The love between them is warm and tender and the thrill of it all is divine, making her all his.
The singer expresses that he would be devastated if his partner were to leave him and even the slightest delay in her arrival causes him to cry. He admits to having it bad but is okay with it as long as she is there with him every night. This communicates just how important this person is to him and how much their love means to him.
Overall, the lyrics of All These Things articulate the all-encompassing power of love and how it can make every moment with the right person feel like heaven on earth. The singer is deeply in love with his partner and the little things she does, like holding him close or arriving on time, mean everything to him. It is a testament to how powerful love can be and the impact it can have on our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
The touch of your lips next to mine
The sensation of your lips touching mine evokes strong feelings of pleasure and anticipation in me
Gets me excited, makes me feel fine
I become aroused and ecstatic when I feel your lips next to mine
The touch of your hand, your sweet hello
The physical contact of your hand and the sound of your affectionate greeting are very dear and special to me
The fire inside you when you're holding me close
I can sense your burning passion for me when we embrace tightly
Your love so warm and tender
The care and affection you have for me is comforting and gentle
The thrill is so divine
The intense excitement and pleasure that comes from being with you is heavenly
It is all these things that make you mine
All of these wonderful qualities you possess is what makes me claim you as mine
If you would leave, I surely would die
The mere thought of you leaving me is unbearable and would cause me immense emotional pain
When you were ten minutes late, I started to cry
Even a slight delay from you causes me to become emotional and upset
I've got it bad, it's alright
I am deeply in love with you, and although it may be seen as problematic, I am content with feeling this way
As long as you're here every night
As long as you remain by my side each and every night, I will be happy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALLEN TOUSSAINT
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