Valerio Longoria, legend of conjunto music over 60 years, talks about his life as an accordion player in Dr. Manuel Medrano's class. Several presenters talk about the history of Tejano music while Longoria performs different songs playing the accordion.
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, Mexicano americanos, and Texas--Condiciones sociales
Place Name:
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America and Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
General Note:
Assigned production number 187. Tape is incorrectly labeled Balero. Duration of content within the file is 18 minutes, 52 seconds. All intellectual property rights are retained by the legal copyright holders. The University of Texas at Austin does not hold the copyright to the content of this file. Formal permission to reuse or republish this content must be obtained from the copyright holder. Material copyrighted to Dr. Manuel F. Medrano and The University of Texas at Brownsville. The assets of UT Brownsville are now held by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
Origin Note:
Los del Valle oral history recordings transferred from The University of Texas at Brownsville to The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Digitized with funds from the Latin American Materials Project (LAMP), Center for Research Libraries.