The Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year is an honor presented annually by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA). The Tejano Music Awards were first awarded in 1981 and was established to recognize the most talented performers of Tejano music—a subgenre of regional Mexican music.[1] The nominees were originally selected by a voting poll conducted among program directors and disc jockeys of Spanish-language radio stations in Texas.[2] Originally, winners were chosen by Tejano radio station KIWW listeners,[3] and later by fans of Tejano musicians in the Southwest of the United States.[4] Winners are selected through a survey of 50,000 Texas households with Hispanic surnames.[5] By 1987, the award ceremony was broadcast through 32 radio stations and 25 local television channels in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.[4] The awards ceremony were originally held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, then to the San Antonio Convention Center until 1994,[6] and the Alamodome until 1999.[7] As of 2015, the ceremony is held annually at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas.[8]
| Tejano Music Award for Male Entertainer of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Current: 2006 Tejano Music Awards | |
| Awarded for | Male Entertainer of the Year |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Local television and radio stations |
| First awarded | 1981 |
| Currently held by | Jay Perez (2006) |
| Most awards | Emilio Navaira (5) |
| Website | Tejano Music Awards |
The award was first presented to Roberto Pulido, who introduced country music and ballads to the traditional polka and ranchera music of Tejano.[9] Beginning in 1982, Little Joe Hernandez dominated the award for three consecutive years until La Mafia's Oscar Gonzalez won for two consecutive years in 1985. Emilio Navaira, who is called the "King of Tejano music",[10] holds the record for most wins at five. The award was disestablished following the 2006 Tejano Music Awards along with the Tejano Music Award for Female Entertainer of the Year and were merged into Tejano Music Award for Entertainer of the Year for the 2007 awards ceremony.
Winners and nominees
editListed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |
| Year | Performer | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 (1st) |
Roberto Pulido‡ | [11] |
| 1982 (2nd) |
Little Joe Hernandez‡ | [11] |
| 1983 (3rd) |
Little Joe Hernandez‡ | [11] |
| 1984 (4th) |
Little Joe Hernandez‡ | [11][12] |
| Roberto Pulido | ||
| Oscar Gonzalez | ||
| 1985 (5th) |
Oscar Gonzalez‡ | [11] |
| 1986 (6th) |
Oscar Gonzalez‡ | [11] |
| 1987 (7th) |
Little Joe Hernandez‡ | [11] |
| 1988 (8th) |
Ramiro "Ram" Herrera‡ | [11] |
| 1989 (9th) |
Ramiro "Ram" Herrera‡ | [11] |
| 1990 (10th) |
Emilio Navaira‡ | [11][13] |
| Joe Lopez | ||
| Ramiro "Ram" Herrera | ||
| David Marez | ||
| Tony Guerrero | ||
| Roberto Pulido | ||
| Arturo Montez | ||
| Oscar Gonzalez | ||
| Joe Posada | ||
| Adalberto | ||
| Ruben Ramos | ||
| Oskar S. Gonzalez | ||
| 1991 (11th) |
Joe Lopez‡ | [11][14] |
| Ramiro "Ram" Herrera | ||
| Emilio Navaira | ||
| 1992 (12th) |
Joe Lopez‡ | [11][15] |
| Ramiro "Ram" Herrera | ||
| Emilio Navaira | ||
| 1993 (13th) |
Emilio Navaira‡ | [11][16] |
| Dee Burleson | ||
| Joe Lopez | ||
| 1994 (14th) |
Emilio Navaira‡ | [11][17] |
| Ramiro "Ram" Herrera | ||
| Jay Perez | ||
| 1995 (15th) |
Emilio Navaira‡ | [11][18] |
| Gary Hobbs | ||
| Jay Perez | ||
| 1996 (16th) |
Emilio Navaira‡ | [11][19] |
| Roberto Pulido | ||
| Ricky Martinez | ||
| Ramiro "Ram" Herrera | ||
| Pete Astudillo | ||
| Juan P. Moreno | ||
| Joe Lopez | ||
| Jay Perez | ||
| Jaime de Anda | ||
| Gavino | ||
| Gary Hobbs | ||
| Dee Burleson | ||
| 1997 (17th) |
Michael Salgado‡ | [11][20] |
| Emilio Navaira | ||
| Bobby Pulido | ||
| 1998 (18th) |
Bobby Pulido‡ | [11] |
| 1999 (19th) |
Bobby Pulido‡ | [11][21] |
| Michael Salgado | ||
| Eddie Gonzalez | ||
| 2000 (20th) |
Bobby Pulido‡ | [11][22] |
| Michael Salgado | ||
| Jay Perez | ||
| 2001 (21st) |
Jay Perez‡ | [11] |
| 2002 (22nd) |
Jimmy Gonzalez‡ | [11][23] |
| Jay Perez | ||
| DJ Kane | ||
| 2003 (23rd) |
A.B. Quintanilla‡ | [11][24] |
| Jay Perez | ||
| Jimmy Garcia | ||
| Jimmy Gonzalez | ||
| Ruben Ramos | ||
| 2004 (24th) |
Jay Perez‡ | [11] |
| 2005 (25th) |
Jay Perez‡ | [11][25] |
| Adalberto | ||
| Art Tigerina | ||
| Ben De León | ||
| Bob Gallarza | ||
| Chente Barrera | ||
| DJ Kane | ||
| Felipe Muñoz | ||
| Jay Perez | ||
| Jessy Serrata | ||
| Jimmy Gonzalez | ||
| Marcos Orozco | ||
| Michael Salgado | ||
| 2006 (26th) |
Jay Perez‡ | [11][26][27] |
| Art Tijerina | ||
| DJ Kane | ||
| Jimmy Gonzalez | ||
| Sunny Sauceda |
References
edit- ^ San Miguel 2002, p. 4.
- ^ Fernandez, Enrique (May 25, 1985). "Latin Notas". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 19. p. 61.
- ^ Fernandez, Enrique (January 29, 1983). "Top Talent At Tejano Awards". Billboard.
- ^ a b Burr, Ramiro (April 11, 1987). "Tejano Awards Honor Southwest Artists". Billboard.
- ^ Burr 1999a, p. 238.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 12, 1988). "Ramiro Herrera, Mazz Are Top Tejano Nominees". Billboard.
- ^ Burr 1999a, p. 29.
- ^ "Tejano Music Awards 2015". Tejanomusicawards.com. Texas Talent Music Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ San Miguel 2002, p. 78.
- ^ "Assisted Listen: Emilio Navaira, King of Tejano". NPR.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Past Award Winners". Tejanomusicawards.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Local Artists Vie for Tejano Awards". Brownsville Herald. February 26, 1984. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Flores Jr, Adolfo (December 9, 1990). "Tejano Music Celebrates in Awards Show". Del Rio News Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "1991 Tejano Music Award Finalists". Colorado Springs Hispania News. February 21, 1991. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ King, Ben Tavera (January 31, 1992). "Tejano 1992 Tejano Music Awards Leading nominees announced". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1993). "Tejano contest finalists named". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 20, 1994). "Navaira paces Tejano nominees". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Catherine Bach, Laura Harring, Edward James Olmos, Xavier Ramirez (March 1995). 1995 Tejano Music Awards (VHS). San Antonio, Texas: The Texas Talent Musicians Association.
- ^ "The 16th Annual Tejano Music Awards Nominees". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (February 28, 1997). "Tejano's big event - Awards may go to more than the usual names Saturday night". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (January 24, 1999). "Tejano music nominations bring new faces to light". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "20th Annual Tejano Music Awards Final Nominees". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "22nd Annual Tejano Music Awards - Top 3 Finalists". Laonda.net. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "2003 Tejano Music Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "25th Silver Anniversary Tejano Music Awards Nominees". La Prensa. March 19, 2005. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "25th Annual Tejano Music Awards Winners". Hispanicad.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ Burr, Ramiro (March 11, 2006). "Tejano nominee list kicks off FanFair". San Antonio Express-News.
Notes
edit- San Miguel, Guadalupe (2002). Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 1585441880. - Read online, registration required
- Burr, Ramiro (1999a). The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music. Billboard books. ISBN 0823076911.