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Freddy Fender & The Texas Tornados In Austin Texas – By Patrick Ranasinghe Freddy Fender was an American Tejano singer, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. His signature sound fused country, rock, swamp pop and Tex-Mex styles. Born: 4 June 1937, San Benito, Texas, United States Died: 14 October 2006 (age 69 years), Corpus Christi, Texas, United States Fender was born in San Benito, Texas, United States,  to Margarita Garza and her Mexican husband, Serapio Huerta. He made his debut radio performance at age 10 on Harlingen, Texas, radio station KGBT, singing a then-hit “Paloma Querida.” Fender dropped out of high school at age 16 in 1953, and, when he turned 17, he enlisted for three years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served time in the brig on several occasions because of his drinking, and he was court-martialed in August 1956 and discharged with the rank of private (E-1). ...