Isidro López (musician)
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Isidro López (born 1929) is a Corpus Christi-based Tejano bandleader, influential in Latin American music in the United States in the 1950s. Oscar Martinez joined the Isidro Lopez Orchestra in 1954 and penned "El Tejano Enamorado," Lopez' first hit.[1][2]
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- ^ Dále kranque, Chicano music and art in South Texas - Page 15 Johannes Riedel, Santos Martinez - 1982 "ISIDRO "INDIO" LOPEZ: BEGINNING OF THE GOLDEN VOICE ERA (Isidro Lopez was born in 1933 in Bishop, Texas. ... an unprecedented string of hits after skyrocketing to stardom with his first major song, "El Tejano Enamorado""
- ^ Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music Ramiro Burr - 1999 0823076911 - Page 197 "In 1954 bandleader Isidro Lopez became the father of modern Tejano music when he added conjunto elements — like accordions, polkas, and rancheras — and his lead vocals to his orquesta. Tejano anthems include "El Tejano Enamorado" ..."
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