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The song became popular in 1959, but he was beset by legal troubles after he and a band member were arrested for possession of marijuana.
Davis requested that Fender stay away from music while on probation as a condition of his release.
After a two years in Louisiana's Angola prison farm, he was released through the intercession of Gov.
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“Soy de San Luis,” a track from the band’s self-titled album for Reprise Records, won a Grammy for best Mexican-American performance.
1 1 on the country charts.
Freddy Fender, who has died of lung cancer aged 69, was one of the first Mexican-Americans to cross over successfully to mainstream pop. Find Freddy Fender tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos.
He underwent chemotherapy later that month but decided to stop the treatments because of the side effects.
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Jimmie Davis, a singer and politician who was later inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.After his release from prison, Fender moved to New Orleans and spent five years playing in the clubs of the French Quarter.
Nonetheless, his condition continued to worsen.
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During his time in Louisiana, he was influenced by the region’s swamp-pop music, a blend of country, rock and Cajun styles.
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1 hits — all released in 1975 and 1976 — include “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights,” “Secret Love” and “You’ll Lose a Good Thing.”Born to a family of migrant workers in San Benito, Texas, on June 4, 1937, his real name was Baldemar Huerta.
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Loading player… Unable to get his music career back on track, he returned to San Benito in 1969 and took a fulltime job as a mechanic. At age 10, he made his professional debut on a radio station in Harlingen, Texas, but his style was later influenced by black blues musicians he met while his parents traveled to work on farms.Fender joined the Marines when he was just 16 and served for three years.
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Jimmie Davis, also a songwriter and musician.
His other Top 10 hits include “Since I Met You Baby,” “Vaya ConDios,” “Living It Down” and a remake of the Sir Douglas Quintet’s ’60s pop hit, “The Rains Came.”In the late ’70s, Fender began working as an actor in films and television shows.
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