Freddy Fender Artist Profile

Freddy Fender

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Real name: Baldemar Huerta
Label(s): ABC, Arista, MCA, Reprise Records
Date of Birth: June 4, 1937
Date Deceased: October 14, 2006
Sign: Gemini
Place of birth: San Benito, TX, US
Website: www.freddyfender.com

Freddy Fender Biography

Freddy Fender was one of the few Hispanic stars in country music, a singer and songwriter whose work was defined largely by its strong Latin sensibility. Born Baldemar Huerta to a family of migrant laborers in San Benito, TX, on June 4, 1937, Fender began playing guitar early in his childhood. After dropping out of school at the age of 16 to join the Marine Corps, he released his first...

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