One of the many old sayings we've all heard from our childhoods "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And I suppose that's as true today as back then and that old saying certainly seemed to ...

Has there ever been a more Houston-sounding music than that of Freddy Fender? Think about it. Songs like "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" were pan-Gulf Coastal ...

Fender's "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" in 1974 proved that Latino artists could break out in markets other than Tejano.

Apr. 9—Freddy Fender has been inducted into the 2025 Class of the National Recording Registry for his English/Spanish hit "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," which shot to the top of Billboard's pop and ...

A South Texas singer beloved by San Antonians now has a song in the Library of Congress. Freddy Fender's "Before the Next Tear Drop Falls" has been selected to be included in the National Recording ...

The original Broadway recording of “Hamilton” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Vicente Fernández’s enduring ranchera song “El Rey” and Freddy Fender’s breakthrough song “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” have ...

The Texas Tornados’ Augie Meyers still talks about his last spin in the City of Angels with fellow band member and longtime friend, Freddy Fender. “I played the last gig with him (Fender) on one New ...