loading image

Narciso Martínez (1911–92), the father of Texas-Mexican conjunto/norteño and its most influential early accordion player, made his first recordings in 1936, which this album contains. According to Chris Strachwitz, “Narciso was a fast and snappy player…so efficient at the accordion that he was able to record twenty titles in one day.” When he became the house accordionist for Ideal Records in San Benito, Texas, in 1946, he accompanied many popular singers, such as sisters Carmen & Laura Hernández, on commercial records. By doing so, he popularized what is now known as conjunto/norteño with an accordionist and bajo sexto player backing a duet. "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/StoryofArhoolie This image was posted on November 20, 2018.

This post mentions the following things involved with the SFO Museum collection:

Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records
This nonaviation exhibition was on display between September 2018 and June 2019 in the 2A Boomerang Gallery gallery, located in Terminal 2