NOTE: This post was written prior to the announcement that Freddy Fender passed away on Saturday at the age of 69. A more detailed post concerning his death will follow.Grammy award winning musician Freddy Fender, 69, was released Thursday from the hospital and is now resting at his home in South Texas. He is battling lung cancer and while he is at home now, sources say he is gravely ill as a result of treatment and a recent blood infection.
Fender has wanted to share a public statement but is just not up to it. His wife, Vangie Huerta, and his spokesperson, Ron Rogers, are speaking on his behalf. Both report the cancer that started in Fender's left lung has spread to his body. Fender has been ill for some time -- with both diabetes and hepatitis C. He also received a kidney from his daughter in 2002 and underwent a liver transplant in 2004.
Born Baldemar Huerta in 1937, Fender has won three Grammy awards, the most recent in 2002. His music career began in the late 1950s with the hits Before the Next Teardrop Falls, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights and You'll Lose a Good Thing.
1. I just found out of Freddy Fender's
(Baldemar Huerta )passing this morning Oct. 20,while listening to Live 365 Internet Radio, I read it on their website, you'd think more of the broadcasting media would be covering His songs!
It sure was a shock of course it has to be the big "C" !It's About time medicine cured cancer! Texas musicians are really catching it first Don Walser now Freddy Fender! I will miss him !
Posted at 11:04AM on Oct 29th 2006 by Cliff Dawe