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2025 Hispanic Heritage Month Radio Stories

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to KUT, the Texas Standard, and our HHM interns, Amberlyn Negron, Ariannah Lomeli, and Miranda Liguez. 🌟

Visit our SoundCloud to listen to the entire 2025 list of Hispanic Heritage Moments. ⬇️
on.soundcloud.com/1RL901l8gvbC...

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Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 6d

Last Wednesday marked the end of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with @kutnews.bsky.social and @texasstandard.bsky.social! 🎉
We thank you all for tuning into this year’s collection of stories and legacies! 📻

@bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

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Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 17d

(2/2) Tune in to KUT 90.5 FM until this Wednesday at 4:20 AM and 8:20 AM to catch the last of our Hispanic Heritage Moments on air. 🎉

#Voces #oralhistory #history #education
#HispanicHeritageMonth #legacy

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Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 17d

(1/2) Missed last week’s Hispanic Heritage Moments on @kutnews.bsky.social? Visit our SoundCloud to catch up! ⬇️
on.soundcloud.com/NSxuNdxL7yHA...

@bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @texasstandard.bsky.social

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 21d

(3/3) For the full story by Amberlyn Negron, visit www.texasstandard.org/stories/flaco-jimenez-history-grammys-texas-tornados-los-super-seven/

#Voces #oralhistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #history #education #radio #legacy

Remembering Flaco Jiménez, the king of the accordion

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 21d

(2/3) In 1987, Jiménez won his first Grammy for his album “Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio” – or “I’ll leave you in San Antonio.” In the following years, he worked with fellow musician Doug Sahm on a few projects. Jiménez, Sahm, Augie Meyers and Freddy Fender formed the Texas Tornados.

The six-time Grammy winner was part of supergroups the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven.

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 21d

(1/3) Over the next few years, Flaco Jiménez collaborated with other musical legends like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, finding new connections with his music.
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Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 24d

Tune in to KUT 90.5 FM every weekday at 4:20 AM and 8:20 AM to catch them on air.

#Voces #oralhistory #history #education
#HispanicHeritageMonth #legacy

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 24d

As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration with @kutnews.bsky.social, the legacies continue!

Visit our SoundCloud for the full collection so far! ⬇️
on.soundcloud.com/NSxuNdxL7yHA...

@bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social
@texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

How Los Lonely Boys found success with their ‘Texican’ sound

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 29d

(3/3) For the full story by Amberlyn Negron, visit www.texasstandard.org/stories/los-lonely-boys-heaven-road-to-success-texas-hispanic-heritage-month/

#Voces #oralhistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #history #education #radio #legacy

The San Angelo natives burst onto the mainstream scene with their 2004 single "Heaven."

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 29d

(2/3) For the next decade, Los Lonely Boys were on fire. They collaborated with rock legends like Carlos Santana, Willie Nelson again and with their own dad. They were part of the artists who recorded a John Lennon tribute album to raise money for Amnesty International’s “Save Darfur” campaign.

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · 29d

(1/3) Their single “Heaven” was a number one hit, and the album was on Billboard’s Top 200 chart for 18 months. In 2005, they earned their first Grammy for the single.

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Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 29

(2/2) Listen to last week’s on our SoundCloud! ⬇️
on.soundcloud.com/41iYBxmyoUyT...

#Voces #oralhistory #history #education
#HispanicHeritageMonth #legacy

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 29

(1/2) It’s Hispanic Heritage Month and we’re celebrating with @kutnews.bsky.social to bring you Voces’ Hispanic Heritage Moments! Tune in to KUT 90.5 FM every weekday at 4:20 AM and 8:20 AM to catch them on air. 📻

@bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social @texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

(3/3) #Voces #oralhistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #history #education #radio #legacy
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Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 24

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 24

(2/3) Carr later released several more Spanish albums, often paying tribute to iconic Mexican singers and more broadly to Latino songwriters.

For the full story by Amberlyn Negron, visit
www.texasstandard.org/stories/vikki-carr-el-paso-tx-music-spanish-albums/

El Paso legend Vikki Carr’s road to international fame

The four-time Grammy winner performed for Queen Elizabeth and five U.S. presidents.

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 24

(1/3) “And I would ask them, ‘It’s not gonna bother you, you’re not gonna know what the heck I’m singing about?’ she told the “America’s Oldies, but Goodies” podcast in 2022. “And they said, ‘No, because when Vikki Carr sings, you can understand.’”

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Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 23

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 23

ICYMI: @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social was on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social In Focus last Sunday! Thank you, Karla Leal and Spectrum News!

Watch the segment here:
spectruminfocus.com/section/in-focus/in-focus/2025/09/23/preserving-latin-history

#Voces #HispanicHeritageMonth #Texas #legacy

@texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 22

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 22

Thanks to our friends at KUT and our star HHM interns, Amberlyn Negron, Ariannah Lomeli, and Miranda Liguez! 🌟

#Voces #oralhistory #history #education #HispanicHeritageMonth #legacy

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 22

As part of our Hispanic Heritage Month collaboration with @kutnews.bsky.social, tune in to 90.5 FM every weekday to hear Voces’ Hispanic Heritage Moments.

Visit our SoundCloud to listen to last week’s! 📻
on.soundcloud.com/k4G0hJK3aKiJ...

Freddy Fender’s journey to the top of the charts

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 18

Exciting news! 🎉 Dr. @bigmaggiefromtexas.bsky.social will be on @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social In Focus this Sunday! Tune in to Spectrum News networks across Texas at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. CST to watch. 📺

#Voces #Oralhistory #Texas #education #legacy

@texasmoody.bsky.social @liberalartsut.bsky.social

Voces Oral History Center @vocescenter.bsky.social · Sep 16

The full story by Amberlyn Negron ⬇️
www.texasstandard.org/stories/freddy-fender-music-history-san-benito-tx/

#Voces #oralhistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #history #education #radio #legacy

Fender's "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" in 1974 proved that Latino artists could break out in markets other than Tejano.