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218:, Ramirez recognized conjunto as a powerful cultural development, and actively sought to find other artists in that genre. Falcon was one of the few local record labels catering to Spanish-speaking audiences that expanded beyond local distribution. Ramirez returned to Afro-Cuban music in 1952 when Orquesta Falcon was formed, a unit which eventually toured Cuba. In the 1950s the label was flourishing financially, but Ramirez's knowledge of copyright was insufficient and he found himself in some legal trouble. 34: 237:
available in much of Latin America. Despite this, the Falcon experienced diminishing profitability and Ramirez sold Falcon to California-based CENTRON in the 1960s. CENTRON was unsuccessful with the venture, and subsequently returned Falcon to the Ramirez family. Arnaldo Ramirez's son Arnaldo Jr. became an executive of the company. The operation grew to include offices and facilities in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Antonio.
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shellac rationing and did not resume recording regional music, concentrating instead on larger Hispanic markets in major metropolitan areas such as Mexico City. Ramirez's first record label was Mira, started in 1947 which specialized in Afro-Cuban music. The label started a "Mexican Series" featuring
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after their 1964 hit "Angelito". Two unsuccessful singles released, and the remaining recordings were shelved. Recently returned from military duty, Arnaldo Jr. listened to the tape of the unreleased song "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero" and decided to release it. The recording was Falcon's most successful
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was a directly related but separate company that did the actual recording. This studio was also open for public use. Falcon's recordings were distributed throughout Latin and South America, but usually did not appear there on the Falcon label per se as governments required products manufactured by
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Falcon's records were pressed by Tanner and Texas from inception for twenty five years. When the Tanner pressing plant shut down in 1974, Falcon acquired its own pressing equipment and planned to print and manufacture record jackets in-house. Royalco International Corporation was formed to be the
189:, Ramirez came to realize there was a sizable audience for the music he was promoting. He set up a recording studio in McAllen, Texas, which was just a few miles from the Mexican border. Early recordings were often interrupted by traffic noise. Ramirez found this necessary as major labels such as 236:
which was created to promote Falcon artists, but consequently gave Tejano artists heretofore unknown national and international exposure. This syndicated program aired from 1964 to 1981 on 214 stations within the United States including the major Chicago and Los Angeles markets, and was also
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to not only survive but flourish, and a vibrant orquestra ballroom scene arose as a result, not only in Texas but across the Midwest. For many of its artists, Falcon provided an entry point towards recording with much larger record companies.
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local industry. Instead, Falcons recordings would appear on local labels and Falcon would receive royalties and production credit. It was typical that Falcon would send out around 40 promotional records to radio stations for a release.
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Falcon was dedicated to producing Spanish music, and in particular conjunto Tex-Mex music. Falcon concentrated artists from the local area, including from both sides of the United States-Mexican border, and many of them were
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y Los Clásicos in 1976, a move which proved highly beneficial to both parties. It became Falcon's best selling group in the 1980s, to the point that Ramirez called them his "bread and butter". The 1982 devaluation of the
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music, which appealed to both the working class Hispanic population, as well as to more affluent members of the ethnicity who were seeking nostalgia. This was in contrast to their main competitor
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because of its origins among the very poorest classes. However, he also valued his product a culturally important to the working class, and as a tool to channel ideological currents.
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In the early 1960s Ideal Records became moribund, and Falcon became the undisputed leader of tejano music labels. He started a Spanish-language musical television program named
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music which had been abandoned by the major labels. By the early 1960s it was clearly the leading tejano music label. Falcon was responsible for numerous recordings by
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Falcon's founder Arnaldo Ramirez (1918–1993) became interested in the entertainment industry at an early age. He learned to become a
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Ramirez named his company Falcon because he liked the action, aggression, appearance, speed and strength represented by
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who moved back and forth across. These artists would often pick cotton by day, and make music at night. After signing
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as a widespread musical style. Founded in 1948 by Arnaldo Ramirez, the label specialized in the rural
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recording selling more than four million copies. However, the record was released nationally on the
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and her family made numerous recordings for Falcon between August 1950 until at least 1968.
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Falcon at the Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings
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In 1994 numerous historical artifacts from the Falcon operation were acquired by the
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The label's activities wound down around 1990, and the recordings were purchased by
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By the 1980s, Falcon was running several subsidiary labels, which included:
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The exposure that resulted from Falcon's publicity enabled several Texas
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label as Falcon's distribution did not reach English-speaking audiences.
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Música Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations
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Música Norteña: Mexican Migrants Creating a Nation Between Nations
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Cowboys, Cops, Killers, and Ghosts: Legends and Lore in Texas
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Falcon's studio location was an optimal spot to record rural
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The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: History of a Working-Class Music
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At its peak, there were nine subsidiary labels of Falcon.
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music, as their music became popular throughout Mexico.
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Falcon's recordings were sold to the Mexican branch of
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Fantin, Joyce; Fernandez, Diana (September 11, 1982).
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Falcon 78rpm A459, "El Jornalero" by Marcelo y Aurelia
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Record company from Texas between the 1940s and 1990s
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Williams, Bill; Brite, Charlie (November 25, 1972).
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Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p.  306:that appealed to the bilingual and the educated. 1733: 1218:"Ramirez proves vigor can and should be eternal" 1039:Silva, Lupe; Brite, Charle (September 7, 1974). 999: 112:, that was instrumental in the establishment of 1157: 309:One of the first artists to sign to Falcon was 1118: 1116: 1000:Espensen-Sturges, Jaime (September 14, 2015). 343:Ramirez disparaged some of his own product as 1060: 1638: 1322: 1320: 1641:"A History of the Texas Recording Industry" 1492: 1490: 1464: 1462: 1460: 1458: 1456: 1454: 1113: 664: 662: 660: 658: 656: 654: 652: 635:Texas A&M University Kingsville Library 1747:Defunct record labels of the United States 1526: 1426: 1350: 1348: 1038: 742: 740: 1522: 1520: 1518: 1317: 1215: 1056: 1054: 868: 724:"McAllen Ranks as Major Recording Center" 721: 1672: 1613: 1553: 1496: 1487: 1468: 1451: 1401: 1211: 1209: 1090: 1086: 1084: 1082: 1080: 1078: 1076: 1034: 1032: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1024: 1022: 995: 993: 991: 989: 987: 985: 983: 843: 812: 810: 808: 806: 717: 649: 625: 623: 621: 619: 617: 615: 613: 611: 197:audience, left the genre as a result of 1354: 1345: 1041:"Latin Label Survey Points Up Vitality" 901: 897: 895: 893: 891: 889: 887: 816: 777: 737: 722:Armstrong, Virginia (August 20, 1967). 715: 713: 711: 709: 707: 705: 703: 701: 699: 697: 668: 609: 607: 605: 603: 601: 599: 597: 595: 593: 591: 1734: 1530:Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture 1515: 1051: 1382:"Discount Sale at A.R.V. 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(1985). 558:Bego Records (purchased) 369:Falcon Recording Company 332:In 1974 Falcon released 1391:(subscription required) 1227:(subscription required) 880:(subscription required) 778:Ragland, Cathy (2009). 733:(subscription required) 669:Ragland, Cathy (2009). 271: 181:When his main station, 1752:Spanish-language music 383:Alonzo y Sus Rancheros 268:sometime around 1990. 1698:Peña, Manuel (1999). 1327:Peña, Manuel (1999). 1299:Peña, Manuel (1999). 1274:Peña, Manuel (1999). 931:Peña, Manuel (1999). 747:Peña, Manuel (1999). 212:undocumented migrants 1648:Texas State Ecommons 438:Las Hermanas Gongora 393:Los Alegres de Terán 352:South Texas Archives 311:Los Alegres de Terán 216:Los Alegres de Terán 160:master of ceremonies 124:Los Alegres de Terán 910:Grove Music Online 409:Hermanas Degollado 406:Los Cuatitos Cantu 362:Production details 278:that genus of bird 1684:978-0-87611-252-6 1625:978-0-87611-252-6 1585:. 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Index


Tejano
McAllen, Texas
United States
record label
McAllen, Texas
tejano
norteño
Los Alegres de Terán
Chelo Silva
René y René
Roberto Pulido
EMI
Texas A&M University–Kingsville
master of ceremonies
radio DJ
Harlingen, Texas
McAllen, Texas
Reynosa
XWAW
border blaster
RCA Victor
Chicano
World War II
Pedro Ayala
undocumented migrants
Los Alegres de Terán
Chelo Silva
Peerless Records
René y René

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