Freddy Fender to be honored with historical marker in South Texas

The late Tejano singer, a Grammy Award winner, will be remembered in an April 15 ceremony in San Benito.

The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at 143 Freddy Fender Lane in San Benito.. He burst onto the national scene with his 1975 hit “Before the Next Teardrop Falls”, which climbed to No. 1 on the pop and country charts.rose to No. 1 on the country chart and the top 10 on the pop chart. “Secret Love” and “You’ll Lose a Good Thing” also reached No. 1 on the country charts..

Fender was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 after then-Gov. George W. Bush wrote to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce endorsing him.. Tommy Cummings has worked at The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the San Francisco Chronicle as an editor/writer/digital producer.

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