| Genres: |
Latin
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World Music
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| Descriptive "tags": |
ranchera • cornelio reyna • latin • spanish • mexican • mexico • puro ranchero • rupestres • norteņo • male vocalists • 90s • 60s • singer-songwriters • 70s • 80s
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| Decades Active: |
1960s
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1970s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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Biography
16 September 1940, Saltillo, Mexico, d. 22 January 1997, Mexico City, Mexico. Viewed by many as the godfather of norteno/conjunto music (Tex-Mex, in the American idiom), Reyna wrote some of the genre’s greatest hits, such as ‘Mil Noches’, ‘Callejón Sin Slida’, ‘Me Cai De La Nube’ and ‘Hay Ojitos’. He began his musical career at the age of 16, singing, writing and playing the bajo sexto (12-string guitar). In 1960 he formed Los Relampagos Del Norte, alongside another legend of conjunto music, Ramon Ayala. The duo performed together musically thousands of times and became the premier conjunto attraction along the US/Mexican border. They recorded over 20 albums for the Bego and Falcon labels, their biggest hits including ‘Un Dia Con Otro’, ‘Sufriendo Penas’ and ‘Té Traigo Estas Flores’. The duo eventually ended their relationship in 1973, with each partner going on to enjoy...
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