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Country Song Rescues Fender From Life as Auto Mechanic
Freddy Fender, a Corpus Christi Mexican American, quit 20 years on the club circuit to join auto repair. A single hit, Before the Next Teardrop Falls, propelled him to country stardom, topping Texas and national charts while crossing to pop. He remains unmaterialistic, living in a modest home with wife Evangeline and three children.
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Cedar Rapids
Fri
Fender
Nashville
Tenn
Freddy Fender
Texas
Baton Rouge
Angola
Corpus Christi
Baldemar Huerta
Huey Meaux
Houston
Tex
Meaux
B.J. Thomas
Joe Berry
Freddy
Freddie
Disney World
Tammy Wynette
Oklahoma City
Okla
Roy Clark
Grand Ole Opry
Evangeline