The Fenders- Second Time 'round Private Label Navajo Band 1966 LP
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Sep 17, 2023 Sold Date
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Not to be confused with any number of guitar rockers that named themselves after their Stratocasters, this was a Native American country band, first formed back in the late 1950s. Led by singer Ervin Becenti, the original Fenders were from Crownpoint, New Mexico, located in the Navajo Nation near Gallup, NM. They played together throughout the 1960s, recording at least four albums of classic honkytonk music, often given unique cultural tweaks that reflected their local tribal culture. According to ethnomusicologist Kristina Jacobsen, The Fenders was one of the earliest "chapterhouse bands," known for their rough-edged authenticity and unpolished "rez" sound, a style that was emulated by other regional bands for decades to come. As with many of these bands, the Fenders albums are exceedingly elusive. The original band's lineup included lead singer Ervin Becenti, Johnny Emerson, Jr., Edward Gruber, Jr., Rubin Mason and Tom Pete. They were heavy into classic hard country -- Webb Pierce, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, as well as younger artists such as Johnny Horton and the Bakersfield Sound of Buck Owens and his gang. As noted in Ms. Jacobsen's research, the Fenders and other chapterhouse bands often gave eccentric tweaks to classics country songs, substituting tribal words, changing melodic notes, singing in an "Indian accent," and the stylistic tics of the early bands of the 1950s and '60s became the foundation of their kind of country music, emulated by generations of bands to come.

The Fenders – Second Time 'Round...

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Label: 12Q245 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Country

Tracklist

A1 Your Cheatin' Heart 3:12 A2 It's A Little More Like Heaven 2:30 A3 She Knows Why 2:45 A4 Wildwood Flower 2:10 A5 Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor 2:40 A6 All For The Love of a Girl 2:15 A7 I'm Walking The Dog 2:17 B1 Mule Train 2:35 B2 Counterfeit Love 2:00 B3 Don't Let It Go 2:12 B4 Folsom Prison Blues 2:48 B5 Love's Gonna Live Here 2:00 B6 One Woman Man 2:00 B7 Take Me Like I Am 2:48


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