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Tequila, Senoritas and Teardrops: Musicians Discuss the Influence of Mexico on Country Music

Tequila, Senoritas and Teardrops: Musicians Discuss the Influence of Mexico on Country Music

  • Author: Peel, Adrian

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Contents

  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments  vi
  • Preface  1
  • Prologue  3
  • Introduction: “Mexican” Instruments in Country Music  5
  • 1. “Baby, Let’s Go to Mexico”: Doug Sahm and the San Antonio Sound  13
  • 2. Joe King Carrasco: The King of ­Tex-Mex Rock ’n’ Roll  30
  • 3. “Somewhere Between Texas & Mexico”: The Impact of Mexico and Its Culture on Texas Country and “Red Dirt” from the “Outlaws” of the 1970s to the Present Day  33
  • 4. “Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room”: Mexico and the Bakersfield Sound  74
  • 5. “Playboys of the Southwestern World”: The Portrayal of Mexico in Modern Nashville  98
  • 6. “North of the Border”: Hispanic Country Singers from the Early 1970s to the Present Day  142
  • 7. There Will Be Love: The Mexican Influence on Country Singers from Outside North America  185
  • 8. “Mexicali Rose”: The Classic Country Songs Inspired by Mexico  192
  • Appendices
  • I. Mexican Memories  203
  • II. American Country Influences on Mexican Music and Culture  206
  • III. Joe King Carrasco’s Mexico  209
  • IV. Favorite Songs, Mexico in One Word and Tequila  213
  • V. Songs—Alternate Versions, About Mexico, New Mexico, Tequila and Margaritas  239
  • Chapter Notes  255
  • Bibliography  257
  • Index  263