"The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Mexican regional Music"
by Ramiro Burr, published by New York's Billboard Books

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- What were the biggest hits by ranchera heroes Pedro Infante & Jorge Negrete?
- What made Trio Los Panchos the best all-time bolero trio?
- Why is mariachi music still hot today?
- What are the Top 10 Tejano CDs of all time? - Is Tejano music, American or Mexican music?
- Why is trio, banda, Tejano, conjunto and other regional Mexican genres an important part of the tapestry of American music?
 

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Find out in the fascinating music book: The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music, written by Ramiro Burr, and published by New York's Billboard Books, (ISBN: 0823076911).

* For the first time in history, there is a fact-based reference book of Latin music (Tejano and regional Mexican) with un-biased, critical biographies, artistic profiles and select discographies on more than 300 bands, including the major players: Lola Beltran, Pedro Infante, Luis Miguel, Little Joe, Selena, Los Tigres, Los Lobos, Linda Ronstadt, Vicente Fernandez.
* The Guide includes a glossary of music terms and Spanish words, a chronology of historical events, and an insightful chapter on the history of Tejano music as well as Top 10 lists of the greatest CDs and songs in trio, mariachi, Tejano, norteno, etc.
* Written by music reporter/book author/freelance writer Ramiro Burr, a 20-plus year veteran music reporter/syndicated columnist, the book is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the subject. Intelligent and insightful, the essays provide the first professional survey of music long ignored by the mainstream music press.

Among the 300-plus artists profiled in this exhaustive Billboard Guide book are: Emilio, Selena, La Mafia, Mazz, Little Joe, Kumbia Kings, Intocable, Los Tigres del Norte, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, Ramon Ayala, Juan Gabriel, Los Bukis, Los Temerarios, Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Javier Solis, Miguel Aceves Mejia, Mariachi Vargas, Mariachi Campanas de America, Mariachi Cobre, Mariachi Sol, Lola Beltran, Angeles Ochoa, Lucha Reyes, Nydia Rojas, Lucha Villa, Linda Ronstadt, Los Super Seven, Texas Tornados, Los Lobos, Trio Los Panchos, Vicente Fernandez, Alejandro Fernandez, Antonio Aguilar, Guty Cardenas, Mike Laure, Rigo Tovar, Fito Olivares, Sonora Dinamita, Luis Miguel, Armando Manzanero, Julio Iglesias.

And the styles and genres examined are Mexican, Mexican-American, border music, Tex-Mex, onda chicana, Orquesta Tejana, mariachi, ranchera, Tejano, norteno, conjunto, trio, vallenato, bolero, conjunto, banda and grupo.

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