{"id":2787,"date":"2008-04-14T09:24:43","date_gmt":"2008-04-14T15:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conradaskland.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/freddy-fender-headstone\/"},"modified":"2008-10-16T09:27:34","modified_gmt":"2008-10-16T15:27:34","slug":"freddy-fender-headstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conradaskland.com\/blog\/freddy-fender-headstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddy Fender Headstone"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This is a little macabre. I was contacted about this photo of Freddy Fender as a candidate to use for his grave stone.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, I never kept the full resolution version of this photo. Another lesson learned…<\/p>\n

I took this photo from my keyboard rig during a Freddy Fender show in Laughlin, NV at Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort and Casino. I didn’t regularly take pictures from the stage. In fact I think it might be the only one I ever took during a show. It must have been during one of his talking segments and I happened to have my camera with me.<\/p>\n

I remember when I looked at it later I thought it looked a little “other worldly” – like Freddy facing eternity. I don’t know exactly when I took it – but my guess would be 2003, maybe 2004.<\/p>\n

I played keyboards with Freddy from 1996 to 2005 along with Charlie Rich, Jr. and Augie Meyers.<\/p>\n

What was Freddy Fender like to work for? Awesome. I really loved him.<\/p>\n

Vaya Con Dios Freddy.<\/p>\n

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FREDDY FENDER STATS<\/strong><\/p>\n

AKA Baldemar G Huerta<\/p>\n

Born: 4-Jun-1937
\nBirthplace: San Benito, TX
\nDied: 14-Oct-2006
\nLocation of death: Corpus Christi, TX
\nCause of death: Cancer – Lung<\/p>\n

Gender: Male
\nRace or Ethnicity: Hispanic
\nSexual orientation: Straight
\nOccupation: Musician<\/p>\n

Nationality: United States
\nExecutive summary: Before the Next Teardrop Falls<\/p>\n

Military service: USMC<\/p>\n

Wife: Vangie (m. 9-Aug-1957)
\nDaughter: Marla Huerta Garcia<\/p>\n

University: Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX<\/p>\n

Grammy twice
\nHollywood Walk of Fame
\nDrug Possession: Marijuana Baton Rouge, LA (13-May-1960)
\nBankruptcy 15-Feb-1983
\nKidney Transplant University Hospital, San Antonio, TX (24-Jan-2002)
\nLiver Transplant
\nMexican Ancestry
\nRisk Factors: Diabetes, Hepatitis, Alcoholism, Kidney Transplant, Marijuana<\/p>\n

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FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR<\/strong>
\nThe Milagro Beanfield War (18-Mar-1988)
\nShort Eyes (1977)<\/p>\n

Official Website:
\nhttp:\/\/www.freddyfender.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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