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Yeah. Tejano music isn't part of my culture but my family and I like some of it (Selena, Emilio Navaira, La Madia, Bobby Pulido. The older stuff). I tend to like all music. I'm actually looking into getting an accordion because I like Norteno, corridos, polka and vallenato music.

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Are you in criminal law? You could pick up a lot of cartel business if you knew how to write narco corridos about your clients.

I drove from CA to Texas last year and ran across a tejano station in AZ. I was saddened to hear true tejano music playing on the radio as opposed to the norteno/duranguense that is played on Texas radio stations.

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Yeah. Tejano music isn't part of my culture but my family and I like some of it (Selena, Emilio Navaira, La Madia, Bobby Pulido. The older stuff). I tend to like all music. I'm actually looking into getting an accordion because I like Norteno, corridos, polka and vallenato music.

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Are you in criminal law? You could pick up a lot of cartel business if you knew how to write narco corridos about your clients.

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Reminds me of a "joke" I heard from an older musician. Guy walks up to a song writer and tells him, "I'll pay you to write a song about me." Song writer asks, "have you been in jail, killed anyone, or deal drugs or anything of the sort?" Guy responds with a "no" and the song writer says, "well, I have nothing to write about you then"

I like the ones that still resemble the old polka music my old German and Czech relatives listened to. Some cultural crossover there.

Is that why joke was in quotes, or are you still gonna tell it?

Joke is in quotes because you, as a normal person, are not worthy of having a song written about you. But if you were a POS, you would be perfect. I find that more sad than funny.

If you're the only white guy in there and you can dance, you'll clean up...or get stabbed

Black guy who loves the sound of Tejano music.

Of course, I'm from SA so it's ubiquitous down here.

Paging EFE.

Original version

Yes. Mexicans love it. Guatemalans love it. El Salvadorians love it.

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Yeah. Tejano music isn't part of my culture but my family and I like some of it (Selena, Emilio Navaira, La Madia, Bobby Pulido. The older stuff). I tend to like all music. I'm actually looking into getting an accordion because I like Norteno, corridos, polka and vallenato music.

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Are you in criminal law? You could pick up a lot of cartel business if you knew how to write narco corridos about your clients.

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No but that would be funny. I did see one video for a narco corrido about breaking bad and Walter white

Really surprised this has not crossed over...

For those of you who didn't know Doug Sahm, you may have remembered him as the lead singer of the Texas Tornadoes. Backed by the greatness of Freddie Fender on vocals and lead guitar, Flaco Jimenez on the squeeze box, and Augie Meyers on keyboard/guitar.

If you ever watched "Tin Cup" you were treated to one of their biggest hits "A Little Bit is Better Than Nada"

Yeah, I couldn't find the original studio version of She's About a Move on YouTube, but the Tejano influences are more obvious in the original. The Tornados are great too, of course.

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Technically this is conjunto, but still Texas music nonetheless.

Saca las fries carnal!!! PPC!!!

The tejano version

I always knew you had a little brown in ya!

I listen to all kinds of stuff, but my seed is pure white European. I don't have a single relative who has ever painted "Viva Selena" in the rear windows of their cars.

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It all sounds the same.

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And I guess all the artists look the same too, huh, you racist bastage?

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The tejano version

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Damn she's fine!!! Thanks for the throwback memory ! This thread took back off!

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I drove from CA to Texas last year and ran across a tejano station in AZ. I was saddened to hear true tejano music playing on the radio as opposed to the norteno/duranguense that is played on Texas radio stations.

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Here's why. Texas has a lot of "Mexicans" verses tejanos, Mexican Americans. When there is a tejano dance it's "ehh". When a norteno band comes it's backed with folks from Mexico who spend aloooot more money than the tejanos just what I noticed anyhow.

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I drove from CA to Texas last year and ran across a tejano station in AZ. I was saddened to hear true tejano music playing on the radio as opposed to the norteno/duranguense that is played on Texas radio stations.

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Here's why. Texas has a lot of "Mexicans" verses tejanos, Mexican Americans. When there is a tejano dance it's "ehh". When a norteno band comes it's backed with folks from Mexico who spend aloooot more money than the tejanos just what I noticed anyhow.

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True. And funny how conjunto is / was bigger in monterrey than it is in Texas.

Conjunto Tejano comes from Texas as the German settlers introduced the button accordion to the Mexicans

With Wille Nelson

I have a Pavlovian chips and salsa response anytime I hear it. so yes, op.

I'm about as white as they come and a proud Texan of Czech descent . As said before Tejano music has roots in the melding of immigrant music not only south of the border but from the old land too. This thread has reaffirmed my faith in two things . One some people only think good music is what they like . Two some people realize good music transcends a lot of boundaries and preconceived notions if given a chance . What Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers were doing from the 60's and beyond was pretty groundbreaking stuff and some of you would do well to go revisit it (no I wasn't alive then) .
The contemporaries of those guys are household names I'm sure many of you revere. I'm sure if asked they would credit them with being major influences. Think I'll listen to some Sir Douglas this weekend .

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I'm about as white as they come and a proud Texan of Czech descent . As said before Tejano music has roots in the melding of immigrant music not only south of the border but from the old land too. This thread has reaffirmed my faith in two things . One some people only think good music is what they like . Two some people realize good music transcends a lot of boundaries and preconceived notions if given a chance . What Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers were doing from the 60's and beyond was pretty groundbreaking stuff and some of you would do well to go revisit it (no I wasn't alive then) .
The contemporaries of those guys are household names I'm sure many of you revere. I'm sure if asked they would credit them with being major influences. Think I'll listen to some Sir Douglas this weekend .

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I was lucky enough to grow up in South Texas back when the big name country acts still toured dance halls. My parents drug me and my brother to every little place from Kingsville to El Campo every time they could.

One of my favorite memories was seeing Freddie Fender in Kenedy and he brought up Flaco Jimenez for a set, nearly 20 years before the Tornadoes. The crowd was 50/50 brown and white and the show reflected that. There were Some great old Tejano jams mixed with Freddie's hits plus the occasional rock song. The best part was no set list. They just played what they felt.

Somebody needs to escort Shu2000 out of the state.

Yes, Hispanic influence is integral in Texas culture. I can enjoy a lot of different music. Also worked for a landscaping company every summer in high school and listened to it everyday. I could pretty much sing every song on the radio by the end of each summer. And who doesn't like a good grito?

I could listen to a Flamenco guitar all day.

I'll play some every now and then when doing construction around the house just to drive Mrs. Fife crazy. There's no better music to accompany a framing nailer and circular saw.

A whole thread about Tejano and no one has mentioned Intocable.

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I'm about as white as they come and a proud Texan of Czech descent . As said before Tejano music has roots in the melding of immigrant music not only south of the border but from the old land too. This thread has reaffirmed my faith in two things . One some people only think good music is what they like . Two some people realize good music transcends a lot of boundaries and preconceived notions if given a chance . What Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers were doing from the 60's and beyond was pretty groundbreaking stuff and some of you would do well to go revisit it (no I wasn't alive then) .
The contemporaries of those guys are household names I'm sure many of you revere. I'm sure if asked they would credit them with being major influences. Think I'll listen to some Sir Douglas this weekend .

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I was lucky enough to grow up in South Texas back when the big name country acts still toured dance halls. My parents drug me and my brother to every little place from Kingsville to El Campo every time they could.

One of my favorite memories was seeing Freddie Fender in Kenedy and he brought up Flaco Jimenez for a set, nearly 20 years before the Tornadoes. The crowd was 50/50 brown and white and the show reflected that. There were Some great old Tejano jams mixed with Freddie's hits plus the occasional rock song. The best part was no set list. They just played what they felt.

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My grandpa owned a dance hall in El Campo, from the late 60s until 1998 that hosted all the old school country western guys (Ernest Tubb, Hank Jr, Buck Owens, Loretta Lynn), along with all the Tejano acts. Little Joe Y la familia, Mazz, La mafia, and Selena all played there frequently as they were gaining widespread fame.
I was pretty young when he still owned it but I still love the music.