The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music"In the 1990s Tejano basked in the media spotlight as one of the fastest-growing subgenres in American music." "This sourcebook recounts the fascinating, never-before-told history of this innovative and influential musical genre - as well as of norteno, conjunto, grupo, mariachi, trio, tropical/cumbia, vallenato, and banda. Organized in an easy-to-use A-Z format, The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music features succinct but revealing biographies as well as discographies of 300 of these genres' most innovative and successful artists."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 7 |
THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF TEJANO | 41 |
TEXMEX CHRONOLOGY | 221 |
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