Next month, San Antonian singer Ramiro “Ram” Herrera marks his 30th year in music. The new year may also find the Tejano veteran stretching into the non-Tejano music of his boyhood, rhythm and blues ...
Tejano music pioneer Manny R. Guerra died Dec. 12 at age 85, one day before the death of friend Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Selena’s father and longtime manager.
"In genres like pop, rap, and rock, the adults and kids like [different styles]," Torres said. "But with Tejano, the whole ...
Selena, La Mafia, Bobby Pulido, Elida Reyna — in the ’90s, those were the names that defined Tejano music. They ruled radio, sold out concerts and carried the sound far beyond Texas borders. Tejano ...
Manny Guerra, the producer and musician who helped shape the sound of Tejano music and worked on Selena's recordings throughout her career, has died. He was 85 years old.
Alt.Latino host Felix Contreras speaks with All Things Considered host Scott Detrow about the TV host who helped Tex-Mex music transcend borders. Television host Johnny Canales died on Thursday in ...
Before Grupo Frontera, Peso Pluma and Banda MS, Tejano artists like Selena, Emilio Navaira and Little Joe were all the craze in the early 1990s. While Tejano music can still be heard on some ...
Max Baca, this week’s guest on Viva Tejano, is a true standard-bearer in tejano music. He was just seven years old when he started playing onstage with his dad’s conjunto band. He went on to play in ...
Rolando Revilla Jr., multi-instrumentalist of the Tejano Sound Band, thinks the music his band creates is part of a bigger sociological picture. "Tejano music isn't a genre of music, it's a culture," ...
TM Audio subscribers have access to this episode one week early. Visit our FAQ page to learn how to link your subscription to your podcast app. Our guest on this special bonus episode of Viva Tejano, ...
Television host Johnny Canales died on Thursday in Texas at the age of 77. Canales was the host of "The Johnny Canales Show," which featured exclusively Tejano music - as, of course, the musical genre ...