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In Texas, he spent several years working as an auto mechanic, and even returned After his parole ended, Fender tried to re-ignite his career,īut with the exception of a few scattered nightclub gigs in the New OrleansĪrea, he found little success, and ultimately returned to San Benito. He was paroled thanks to the efforts of Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis, on theĬondition that upon Fender's release he stay away from the corruptive influences To five years in Louisiana's notorious Angola State Prison (the sameĬorrectional facility which once held blues legend In May of 1960, Fender was convicted of marijuana possession, and was sentenced Self-penned "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights," his most successful single yet. While his initial sides were successful with listeners in Texas and Mexico, inġ959 he decided to adopt his stage name, along with a stronger rockabilly feel, After dropping out of schoolĪt the age of 16 to join the Marine Corps, he released his first Spanish-language Huerta to a family of migrant laborers in San Benito, TX, on June 4, 1937,įender began playing guitar early in his childhood. Whose work was defined largely by its strong Latin sensibility. Was one of the few Hispanic stars in country music, a singer and songwriter Il a aussi enregistré pourĪrgo, Talent Scout, Norco, Crazy Cajun et MCA Records. Le style de Freddy, très coloré et latin, sent bon le Sud, oscillant entre la Country Music, le Blues et le Rock 'n' Roll. Devenuįreddie Fender en 1959, il signe avec Duncan Records, le label de Wayne Duncan, puis il passe chez Freddy Fender, Mexicain d'origine, a chanté d'abord en Espagnol, enregistrant sous son vrai nom pour le label Falcon Records vers 1957. Country US né Baldemar Huerta, le 4 Juin 1937 à San Benito