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Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), the first true star of Tejano music, nicknamed “La Alondra de la Frontera” (Lark of the Border), was born in Houston to Mexican parents who fled the Mexican Revolution for South Texas. This video was posted on November 29, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #lydiamendoza #tejano #houston #guitar #texas #spanish #album #albumcover

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. This image was posted on November 20, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #conjunto #norteño #narcisomartínez #accordions #accordionist #texas #bajosexto #accordion #album #albumcover

Over time, the traditional Cajun waltzes and two-steps played on the accordion fused with rhythm-and-blues, blues, and eventually, rock-and-roll to create a uniquely new Creole sound called zydeco. This image was posted on November 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #zydeco #blues #cajun #creole #texas #accordion #pianoaccordion

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin. This image was posted on October 12, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #harmonica #drums #rockandroll #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas

Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” Royalties from the song eventually garnered a significant sum for both McDowell and Chris Strachwitz’s Tradition Music Company, his song publishing wing, thanks largely to the Rolling Stones putting McDowell’s name as composer on the label of their record. This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian

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