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
The Band Is Drunk (La Banda Esta Borrach
FREDDY FENDER Lyrics
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Resultado del Gráfico de conocimiento
La Banda Esta Borracha
Los Wawancó
De arriba a abajo
De arriba a abajo
Camindando por las calles sin parar
De arriba a abajo
De arriba a abajo
Al poco rato ke ya me sentia borracho
No podia encontrar lo ke yo andaba buscando
Al poco rato ke ya me sentia borracho
No podia encontrar lo ke yo andaba buscando
Compalle
Hay plebes y kieren ser como el recodo ya ni la muelan ustedes
Lo ke pasa es ke la banda
Esta borracha, esta borracha
Lo ke pasa es ke la banda
Esta borracha, esta borracha.
Camindando por las calles sin parar
De arriba a abajo
De arriba a abajo
Camindando por las calles sin parar
De arriba a abajo
De arriba a abajo
Al poco rato ke ya me sentia borracho
No podia encontrar lo ke yo andaba buscando
Al poco rato ke ya me sentia borracho
No podia...
"The Band Is Drunk" is a song about the band members who are drunk and walking around the streets from top to bottom without stopping. The lyrics describe the feeling of being drunk, and how it affects the search for something, as the singer is unable to find what he was looking for. The repetition of the phrase "de arriba a abajo" reinforces the idea of the band members walking aimlessly around, without a clear direction.
The song also includes an interjection that criticizes those who aspire to be like El Recodo, a popular Mexican band. The singer mentions that "they" (presumably the aspiring musicians) are not as successful as El Recodo, and that they should stop trying to imitate them. This suggests that being successful in the music industry requires more than just imitating others, and that originality and talent are necessary for success.
Overall, "The Band Is Drunk" is a humorous and lighthearted song that highlights the experience of being drunk and the consequences of alcohol consumption.
Line by Line Meaning
Camindando por las calles sin parar
Walking endlessly through the streets
De arriba a abajo
From top to bottom
Al poco rato ke ya me sentia borracho
In a short time feeling drunk
No podia encontrar lo ke yo andaba buscando
I couldn't find what I was looking for
Compalle
Compadre
Hay plebes y kieren ser como el recodo ya ni la muelan ustedes
There are young people who want to be like El Recodo and you won't even keep up
Lo ke pasa es ke la banda
What's happening is that the band
Esta borracha, esta borracha
Is drunk, is drunk
Camindando por las calles sin parar
Walking endlessly through the streets
De arriba a abajo
From top to bottom
Al poco rato ke ya me sentia borracho
In a short time feeling drunk
No podia encontrar lo ke yo andaba buscando
I couldn't find what I was looking for
Writer(s): Rafael Sanchez
Contributed by Grace W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.