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Tejano singer and TV host Johnny Canales dies at 77ExBulletin
Johnny Canales introduced the world to Tejano artists like Selena with his television variety show. Canales was considered the Dick Clark of Tejano.
LEILA FADEL, HOST:
One of the driving forces behind the popularization of Tejano music died last week. Mexican-American television host Johnny Canales was well known throughout South Texas and eventually around the world.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
JOHNNY CANALES: Oh, you got it. Take it away. Eso. Vamonos.
MARTNEZ, HOST:
He would throw out a catchphrase like that before introducing viewers to a new artist, like a performer he discovered when she was just 13 years old.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
SELENA QUINTANILLA: (Singing in Spanish).
MARTNEZ: The singer, with a little-known group then known as Selena and Los Dinos, eventually became the queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla.
FADEL: The Johnny Canales Show also helped introduce Spanglish – or the combination of spoken Spanish and English – to a wider audience. Here's Selena, who wasn't fluent in Spanish at the time, explaining how they painted their own outfits.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, “THE JOHNNY CANALES SHOW”)
QUINTANILLA: With fluorescent paint and permanent paint.
CANALÉS: Okay. (Speak spanish).
QUINTANILLA: (speaking Spanish).
(LAUGH)
MARTNEZ: Felix Contreras co-hosts NPR's podcast, Alt.Latino.
FELIX CONTRERAS, BYLINE: He embodied the music and who it was for.
MARTNEZ: He says Canales helped elevate Tejano music.
CONTRERAS: And that sparked a movement that we see unfolding today as regional Mexican artists take over the global charts.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “HE DANCES ALONE”)
ESLABON ARMADO ET PESO PLUMA: (Singing in Spanish).
MARTNEZ: It's “Ella Baila Sola,” a single by Peso Pluma and Eslabon Armado. It became the first regional Mexican hit to make the top 10 on Billboard's main pop chart.
FADEL: Spotify says Mexican-inspired music has grown 400% globally over the past five years on its platform. Johnny Canales helped lay the foundation.
MARTNEZ: Beyond his contribution to music, our colleague Félix Contreras says Canales had charisma and authenticity.
CONTRERAS: We should strive to create that kind of deep, personal connection that Johnny Canales had with both the bands and his audience. It made communities along the U.S.-Mexico border feel seen and heard.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)
MARTNEZ: The life of Johnny Canales will be celebrated tonight at the Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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