Remembering Freddy Fender (June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) singer-songwriter, known for his signature sound fused country, rock, swamp pop and Tex-Mex styles Active since the 1950s, when he got his start playing Spanish-language rock and roll for Tejano audiences, his mainstream breakthrough came in 1975 with the major crossover hit "Before the Next Teardrop Falls", which topped Billboard's pop and country charts. Fender also has recorded a version fully in Spanish, entitled "Estaré contigo cua