“We’re going to place it at the home where they (Freddy and his wife) lived as newlyweds, a very nice brick home, which is right across the Resaca on Freddy Fender Lane, which is next door to his brother’s home, so it’s perfect,” Tumberlinson said. “(Former State) Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., and (former State) Congressman Rene Oliveira signed off on it, and it was approved but for 10 years, circumstances didn’t allow them (the family) to (erect or) dedicate the marker.” “The family was awarded the marker 10 years ago, in 2013,” Tumberlinson explained. The home is also adjacent to his brother’s residence, according to Sandra Tumberlinson, SBHS treasurer. The locale is not exactly Fender’s boyhood home, which has since gone into disrepair and has been demolished, but down the street at his first home, acquired when he and his wife, Evangelina “Vangie” Muniz, were newlyweds. The public is invited to attend the event. Now, in collaboration with Fender’s family, the members of the San Benito Historical Society (SBHS) have spearheaded an effort to secure the marker and have organized a dedication and unveiling ceremony set for Saturday, Apat 10 a.m. Fender passed away in Corpus Christi on Oct. But for a number of reasons, the marker has sat in storage in Fender’s former Corpus Christi residence. Your heart belongs to someone else.By RAY been a long time coming, 10 years to be exact, since the family of the Resaca City’s favorite son - legendary songster, Freddy Fender - was awarded a Texas Historical Marker for Fender’s boyhood home located within San Benito’s El Jardin neighborhood. Why should I keep loving you,įor making me blue? Don’t you remember the day, ![]() Songwriter(s) Wayne Duncan, Freddy Fender and Huey Meauxįreddy Fender – Wasted Days & Wasted Nights lyrics Wasted days and wasted nights, ![]() This time, the song became a major pop and country hit, topping the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in August 1975.On other charts, “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” went to number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, and number nine on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Session players included Bruce Ewen on piano, Bill Hamm on guitar, David Hungate on bass, and Bob Ketchum on drums. Meaux, Fender re-recorded “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.” The basic track for this song was engineered by Mickey Moody at Ben Jack’s Recording Studio in Ft. Fender also recorded a Spanish-language version, entitled “Noches y dias perdidos”Ĭover LP Before the Next Teardrop Falls 1974 Then, in 1975, “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” became a major hit for Fender, and his career was rejuvenated. The popularity of the song, along with his own popularity, plummeted. But he was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana, and in May 1960, he was convicted. He was in the process of perfecting his mesh of rockabilly and Tejano, and the song showcased his new style. Fender wrote and recorded “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights”, a blues ballad, for Duncan Records in 1959, during the early stages of his career. It is considered by many to belong to the swamp pop idiom of south Louisiana and southeast Texas that had such a major musical impact on Fender. Cover Single Wasted Days and Wasted Nights 1975 “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” is an American country and pop song recorded by Freddy Fender.
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