Fender was born in San Benito, Texas to Margarita Garza and her Mexican immigrant husband, Serapio Huerta. He made his debut radio performance at age 10 on Harlingen, Texas's radio station KGBT, singing a then-hit "Paloma Querida."[1]
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.[1] He served time in the brig on several occasions because of his drinking, and he was court martialed in August 1956 and discharged with rank of private (E-1). According to Fender, he later received a letter from the U.S. Department of the Navy saying that he had been wrongfully discharged dishonorably because of alcoholism, and he was given a general discharge.[1] He returned to Texas and played nightclubs, bars, and honky-tonks throughout the south, mostly to Latino audiences. In 1957, then known as El Bebop Kid, he released two songs to moderate success in Mexico and South America: Spanish-language versions of Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" (as "No Seas Cruel") and Harry Belafonte's "Jamaica Farewell." He also recorded his own Spanish version of Hank Williams's "Cold Cold Heart" under the title "Tu Frío Corazón" ("Your Cold Heart").
He became known for his rockabilly music and his cool persona as Eddie con los Shades. In 1958 he legally changed his name from Baldemar Huerta to Freddy Fender. He took the name Fender from the guitar and amplifier, and Freddy because the alliteration sounded good and would "sell better with Gringos!"[2] He then relocated to California.
Initial success
In 1959 Fender recorded the blues ballad "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." The song was a hit, but he was beset by legal troubles in May 1960 after he and a band member were arrested for possession of marijuana in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After serving nearly three years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, he was released through the intervention of then-governor Jimmie Davis, also a songwriter and musician. Davis requested that Fender stay away from music while on probation as a condition of his release. However, in a 1990 NPR interview on Fresh Air with Terry Gross (rebroadcast October 17, 2006),[3] Fender said that the condition for parole was to stay away from places that served alcohol.
By the end of the 1960s, Fender was back in Corpus Christi, Texas, working as a mechanic and attending local college, Del Mar College, while playing music only on the weekends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Fender
Tony Bev said
11:56 AM Jan 7, 2021
Thanks for that, Sandy
Freddy Fender was a good singer, (Before the next teardrop falls), was probably his best, (in my opinion)
Alas, like many other singers, he had an addiction
Who is this man below
Two pics, one at 11 years the other in his 80's
To the best of my knowledge, he had no addictions, and was married to the same woman, all his life
terriwa said
02:23 PM Jan 7, 2021
Could it be Charlie Pride
Tony Bev said
02:34 PM Jan 7, 2021
That is the man, terriwa
Who do you have for us all
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 - December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player.
His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley.
During the peak years of his recording career (1966-1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one. He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.
Pride was one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
terriwa said
08:04 PM Jan 7, 2021
Thanks Tony
Cant post at the moment, so back to you.
Tony Bev said
08:37 PM Jan 7, 2021
OK terriwa
Looks like I am on a roll
Who is this man, I will give some more clues tomorrow
First clue, he is not a singer/musician, unless he learnt new skills while in prison
sandman55 said
10:14 PM Jan 7, 2021
Looking at his lapels they look like anchors but it doesn't look like a navy uniform. He has what looks like a name tag. I'm guessing a museum man.
Relax-n said
11:47 PM Jan 7, 2021
The sea captain who grounded his ship, with some dying? Cant remember his name
Tony Bev said
12:11 AM Jan 8, 2021
Sorry Sandy, not a museum man
You are close enough Relax-n
Who do you have for us all
Francesco Schettino, born 14 November 1960 Is an Italian former sea captain who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia The ship struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012 In 2015, he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison
-- Edited by Tony Bev on Friday 8th of January 2021 12:12:17 AM
She looks like a Greek Lady who has dyed her hair so I Googled Greek lady blonde Politics and I found Fani Palli-Petralia
Relax-n said
05:22 PM Jan 9, 2021
Sorry Sandman, wrong on both counts
She is American. Looks more settled now, than previously in her hey days of sex, drugs and rock and roll
sandman55 said
09:10 PM Jan 9, 2021
Is she Stevie Nicks?
Relax-n said
11:55 PM Jan 9, 2021
sandman55 wrote:
Is she Stevie Nicks?
Thats her.
Who do you have for us?
Stephanie Lynn Nicks is an American singer and songwriter known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist. She is known for her distinctive voice, mystical stage persona and poetic, symbolic lyrics. Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975 along with her then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. Wikipedia
On Fast Forward Turner (Svetta) recorded a song with Peter Moon (Victor), called "Don't Do Your Soviet Bloc".
Kath and Kim
In the 2000s Turner has received accolades for her performance in Kath & Kim, an ABC (later Seven Network) comedy series which she created, wrote, produced and starred in with her longtime friend and collaborator, Gina Riley. Kath & Kim became the most successful ABC syndicated show in Australian television history. Turner plays Kath, one of the leading roles in the show and an occasional character, Prue, a shop keeper at the Fountain Gate Shopping Centre.[2]
Turner made her West End theatrical debut in the Australian hit play Holding the Man at London's Trafalgar Studios in April 2010.
Personal life
Turner attended Sacré Cur School in Glen Iris, Melbourne, and later studied Law at Monash University.[3] Turner graduated Monash with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988.[4] She is married to lawyer John Denton[5] and they have 3 children including model Anna Denton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Turner
Tony Bev said
01:32 AM Jan 11, 2021
Thanks for that, Sandy
Who is this man below
We usually see him, much scruffier than this
Mobi Condo said
02:16 PM Jan 11, 2021
Looks like the actor in Russel Quoits "documentaries"
Mobi Condo said
02:19 PM Jan 11, 2021
Glenn Robins, my google search says.
Tony Bev said
02:27 PM Jan 11, 2021
That is the man, Ian
Who have you got for us all
Glenn Maxwell Robbins (born 30 December 1957) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. Robbins has appeared on The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Have You Been Paying Attention?. Robbins is best known for The Comedy Company, portraying Kel Knight in Kath & Kim and adventurer Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures.
Robbins attended Strathmore High School and graduated in 1975. He later studied drama and media at the Melbourne State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1979. He first moved into performing in 1981
Mobi Condo said
04:02 PM Jan 12, 2021
Very famous lady.
Clues to come if going gets slow
-- Edited by Mobi Condo on Tuesday 12th of January 2021 04:03:29 PM
It looks like Freddy Fender, the Mexican/American singer
You've got him Tony over to you for a pic.
Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Garza Huerta; June 4, 1937 October 14, 2006) was an American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. He is best known for his 1975 hits "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and the subsequent remake of his own "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights".
Early years
Fender was born in San Benito, Texas to Margarita Garza and her Mexican immigrant husband, Serapio Huerta. He made his debut radio performance at age 10 on Harlingen, Texas's radio station KGBT, singing a then-hit "Paloma Querida."[1]
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.[1] He served time in the brig on several occasions because of his drinking, and he was court martialed in August 1956 and discharged with rank of private (E-1). According to Fender, he later received a letter from the U.S. Department of the Navy saying that he had been wrongfully discharged dishonorably because of alcoholism, and he was given a general discharge.[1] He returned to Texas and played nightclubs, bars, and honky-tonks throughout the south, mostly to Latino audiences. In 1957, then known as El Bebop Kid, he released two songs to moderate success in Mexico and South America: Spanish-language versions of Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" (as "No Seas Cruel") and Harry Belafonte's "Jamaica Farewell." He also recorded his own Spanish version of Hank Williams's "Cold Cold Heart" under the title "Tu Frío Corazón" ("Your Cold Heart").
He became known for his rockabilly music and his cool persona as Eddie con los Shades. In 1958 he legally changed his name from Baldemar Huerta to Freddy Fender. He took the name Fender from the guitar and amplifier, and Freddy because the alliteration sounded good and would "sell better with Gringos!"[2] He then relocated to California.
Initial success
In 1959 Fender recorded the blues ballad "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." The song was a hit, but he was beset by legal troubles in May 1960 after he and a band member were arrested for possession of marijuana in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After serving nearly three years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, he was released through the intervention of then-governor Jimmie Davis, also a songwriter and musician. Davis requested that Fender stay away from music while on probation as a condition of his release. However, in a 1990 NPR interview on Fresh Air with Terry Gross (rebroadcast October 17, 2006),[3] Fender said that the condition for parole was to stay away from places that served alcohol.
By the end of the 1960s, Fender was back in Corpus Christi, Texas, working as a mechanic and attending local college, Del Mar College, while playing music only on the weekends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Fender
Thanks for that, Sandy
Freddy Fender was a good singer, (Before the next teardrop falls), was probably his best, (in my opinion)
Alas, like many other singers, he had an addiction
Who is this man below
Two pics, one at 11 years the other in his 80's
To the best of my knowledge, he had no addictions, and was married to the same woman, all his life
Could it be Charlie Pride
That is the man, terriwa
Who do you have for us all
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 - December 12, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player.
His greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970s, when he was the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley.
During the peak years of his recording career (1966-1987), he had 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 30 of which made it to number one.
He won the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Association Awards in 1971.
Pride was one of three African-American members of the Grand Ole Opry (the others being DeFord Bailey and Darius Rucker).
He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000.
Cant post at the moment, so back to you.
OK terriwa
Looks like I am on a roll
Who is this man, I will give some more clues tomorrow
First clue, he is not a singer/musician, unless he learnt new skills while in prison
Looking at his lapels they look like anchors but it doesn't look like a navy uniform. He has what looks like a name tag. I'm guessing a museum man.
The sea captain who grounded his ship, with some dying? Cant remember his name
Sorry Sandy, not a museum man
You are close enough Relax-n
Who do you have for us all
Francesco Schettino, born 14 November 1960
Is an Italian former sea captain who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia
The ship struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012
In 2015, he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison
-- Edited by Tony Bev on Friday 8th of January 2021 12:12:17 AM
Thanks Tony
knew the face, just couldont put a name to it
Who would this be?
Maybe time for a clue,
Not Australian or English, not known for acting
She looks like a Greek Lady who has dyed her hair so I Googled Greek lady blonde Politics and I found Fani Palli-Petralia
Sorry Sandman, wrong on both counts
She is American. Looks more settled now, than previously in her hey days of sex, drugs and rock and roll
Is she Stevie Nicks?
Thats her.
Who do you have for us?
Thanks Relax-n now this one should be easy but she looks a bit different.
-- Edited by sandman55 on Sunday 10th of January 2021 02:29:21 PM
So I will take a guess, and ask
Is it Jane Turner, Australian Actress, by any chance, Sandy
A good guess Tony it is Jane Turner AKA Kath from Kath and Kim but I hoped the straight hair might trick you
Who do you have for us.
Jane Turner OAM (born 1 December 1960) is an Australian actress, comedian and Logie Award-winning comedy writer.
Career
Turner has appeared in many popular Australian TV programs, namely Prisoner in a straight dramatic role, with comedy roles in sketch comedy programs The D-Generation, Fast Forward, Full Frontal, Big Girl's Blouse and Something Stupid.[1]
On Fast Forward Turner (Svetta) recorded a song with Peter Moon (Victor), called "Don't Do Your Soviet Bloc".
Kath and Kim
In the 2000s Turner has received accolades for her performance in Kath & Kim, an ABC (later Seven Network) comedy series which she created, wrote, produced and starred in with her longtime friend and collaborator, Gina Riley. Kath & Kim became the most successful ABC syndicated show in Australian television history. Turner plays Kath, one of the leading roles in the show and an occasional character, Prue, a shop keeper at the Fountain Gate Shopping Centre.[2]
Turner made her West End theatrical debut in the Australian hit play Holding the Man at London's Trafalgar Studios in April 2010.
Personal life
Turner attended Sacré Cur School in Glen Iris, Melbourne, and later studied Law at Monash University.[3] Turner graduated Monash with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988.[4] She is married to lawyer John Denton[5] and they have 3 children including model Anna Denton.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Turner
Thanks for that, Sandy
Who is this man below
We usually see him, much scruffier than this
That is the man, Ian
Who have you got for us all
Glenn Maxwell Robbins (born 30 December 1957) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. Robbins has appeared on The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Have You Been Paying Attention?. Robbins is best known for The Comedy Company, portraying Kel Knight in Kath & Kim and adventurer Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures.
Robbins attended Strathmore High School and graduated in 1975. He later studied drama and media at the Melbourne State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1979. He first moved into performing in 1981
Very famous lady.
Clues to come if going gets slow
-- Edited by Mobi Condo on Tuesday 12th of January 2021 04:03:29 PM
Daisy Bates?
Florence Nightingale.
You are just toooooo good Sheba.
Florence Nightingale
Statistician
Born: 12 May 1820 · Florence, Italy
Died: 13 Aug 1910 · London, England
Education: King's College London
Founded: St Thomas' Hospital
Siblings: Frances Parthenope Verney (Sister)
Parents: William Nightingale (Father) · Frances Nightingale (Mother)
So you go again!
-- Edited by Sheba on Thursday 14th of January 2021 12:40:33 AM
Is it Mary Macarthur Sheeba??