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Country Singer Freddy Fender Dies at 69 | Freddy Fender

Country Singer Freddy Fender Dies at 69

Originally posted 10/15/2006 11:00AM

Three-time Grammy-winning country musician Freddy Fender, best known for his '70s country hit "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," died at noon Saturday at his Corpus Christi home with his family at his bedside, according to a spokesman. He was 69.

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Country Star Freddy Fender Has Cancer

Country Star Freddy Fender Has Cancer

Originally posted 08/03/2006 02:50PM

Country music star Freddy Fender has inoperable cancer and is "hoping for a miracle," according to his wife and manager, Vangie Huerta.

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