Tejano music, also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing Mexican and US influences. Typically, Tejano combines Mexican Spanish vocal styles with dance rhythms from Czech, Austrian and German genres – particularly polka or waltz. Tejano music is traditionally played by small groups featuring accordion and guitar or bajo sexto. Its evolution began in northern Mexico.
Lydia Mendoza was a singer and songwriter of traditional Mexican music.
Johnny Rodriguez achieved fame in the 1970s with hit songs like "Pass Me By" and "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico."
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Bobby Pulido at The Laredo Coliseum in 2016
Regional Mexican music refers collectively to the regional subgenres of the country music of Mexico and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. Each subgenre is representative of a certain region and its popularity also varies by regions. Subgenres include banda, duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico music, Norteño, Sierreño, Tejano, and Tierra Caliente. It is among the most popular radio formats targeting Mexican Americans in the United States.
Mariachi singer Vicente Fernández performing in 2013 at one of his last live concerts.