Drug Possession: Marijuana Baton Rouge, LA (13-May-1960) Bankruptcy 15-Feb-1983. begins a new chapter in an amazing career that spans nearly four Mexican Ancestry. Details on the arrangements were pending. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. In 2000 Fender was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. He received a kidney transplant from his youngest daughter Maria in 2002 and received a liver transplant in 2004. accessed April 07, 2023, 
Published by the Texas State Historical Association. "', "The Old Man upstairs rolled a seven on me," he told The Associated Press in 1975. Associated With He released a Spanish cover of Elvis Presley's hit "Don't Be Cruel" in 1957. 1999 In February of 1999, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after then-Texas Gov. He also appeared in television specials and performed for the inaugurations of President George Herbert Walker Bush, President William Clinton, and Texas Governor Ann Richards. performer to major marketplaces and audiences traditionally oriented The blues polka (from the German settlers of Texas) and traditional Mexican Bud Light partnership with transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney prompts backlash If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. He is buried in his Hometown of San Benito, Texas. For the record, Fenders daughter attended Wynn Seale and Cunningham Middle Schools and his son Sonny was at Ray High School where he was a member of the Texans football team. enough singers and musicians to have been professionals. After a two years in Louisiana's Angola prison farm, he was released through the intercession of Gov. The album went multi-platinum. "Whenever I run into prejudice," he told The Washington Post in 1977, "I smile and feel sorry for them, and I say to myself, `There's one more argument for birth control. Davis requested that Fender stay away from music while on probation as a condition of his release. During this time he also took classes at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and performed music on weekends. were arrested and sent to prison for possession of two marijuana 1999 In February of 1999, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after then-Texas Gov. He won a Grammy of Best Latin Pop Album in 2002 for "La Musica de Baldemar Huerta." on April 8, 1975, it reached the Number One spot on Billboard's = "For information on booking, call Vangie 1-361-855-2855"; He once said he sang in bars so dingy he performed with his eyes shut "dreaming I was on `The Ed Sullivan Show. to his Latenight audience as "one of the greatest voices George W. Bush of Texas endorsed him. https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/huerta-baldemar-freddy-fender. } display: none; Bioligical children, Sonny, Danny and Tammy. Fender was born in 1937 in San Benito, the South Texas border town credited for spawning the Mexican-polka sound of conjunto. var text2 = ""; var msg=text1+text2; var putout = " The first book explores Freddys struggles as he achieves the great American dream. El Be Bop Kid isn't just back; he sounds reborn. Among his other achievements, Fender appeared in the 1987 motion picture "The Milagro Beanfield War," directed by Robert Redford. Web'Wasted Days and Wasted Nights': Freddy Fender's daughter puts his life into print Show more What Ever Happened To Freddy Fender Country Music Spotlight 651 views 4 All Rights Reserved. Both groups boasted some of the Lone Star States top country, rock-and-roll, and Tejano musicians. Fender and wife adopted a child name Marla. Mr. Fenders later years were marred by health problems resulting in a kidney transplant from his daughter, Marla Huerta Garcia, in January 2002, and a liver transplant in 2004. education in the blues. He worked full time as a mechanic, In 1959, Fender recorded the blues ballad "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." decades. star in the 70's, and a member of the Grammy award-winning Texas This Super Seven effort won a Grammy in 1999.On February 4, 1999, Freddy's star was installed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Bioligical children, Sonny, Danny and Tammy. Kidney Transplant University Hospital, San Antonio, TX (24-Jan-2002) Liver Transplant. // 75 } } } // -->