Country radio has had a rough go of it in the big city.
New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco all have seen country stations fail in recent years.
But the return of...
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When country music acts started noticing more Hispanic fans at their concerts, it didn't take long for Music Row to start dreaming of its Next Big Audience.
After all,...
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Freddy Fender, the "Bebop Kid" of the Texas-Mexico border who later turned his twangy tenor into the smash country ballad "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," died Saturday. He...
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Freddy Fender has been discharged from a hospital and was resting at his South Texas home Thursday, but family and friends said the Grammy-winning musician remained gravely...
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Musician Freddy Fender has incurable cancer, discovered after tumors were found on his lungs, and his wife said they are "hoping for a miracle."
"I feel very comfortable...
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Wanted: Hispanic country music star
who can sell millions of records to Spanish- and
English-speaking fans.
"All we need is a hero, somebody the Hispanic community
would...
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Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest love songs:
1. "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton )
2. "You Were Always On My Mind" (Willie Nelson )
3. "Sweet...
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Freddy Fender was released from University Hospital in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday (January 30) after undergoing successful kidney transplant surgery less than a week...
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Freddy Fender successfully underwent kidney transplant surgery at San Antonio's University Hospital in Texas Wednesday (January 24). Fender's daughter Marla Huerta Garcia,...
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Grammy Award-winner Freddy Fender was recently diagnosed with hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver, and is currently undergoing a series of dialysis treatments in...
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