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Conjunto Regional Chronology
- 1925-1935 Narciso Martinez, Carmen Y Laura, Lydia Mendoza, Arnulfo Olivo, Pedro Ayala, El Ruco Martinez,
"El Flaco" Santiago Jimenez...
- 1945-1955 - Tony de la Rosa, Ruben Vela, Los Doneņos,(1st "norteņo" conjunto along with Los Alegres de Teran)
- 1955-1965 - Gilberto Perez, Conjunto Bernal (the first progressive conjunto band) Los Relampagos (norteņo conjunto)
- 1965-1975 - Orchestal Tejana (Freddie Martinez, Agustin Ramirez, Sunny Ozuna, Little Joe, Mexican Generation, etc)
- Conjunto Regional is still going strong
- 1975 - 1985 Orchestal changes to "Tejano".
- Conjunto Regional is dissappearing on the air waves but not on the dance hall scene.
- 1985-1995 Tejano music dominates the air waves... Joe Lopez Y Mazz, Selena, La Mafia, etc...
- Conjunto regional is no longer on the air waves but it's still alive... only "Tejano" stations are on the air with Norteno and Mexican groups dominating.
- 1995-2000 - "Norteņo" becomes "Tejano," vice-versa...
- The South Texas Conjunto Association is Born in Mercedes, Texas at the KC Hall, March 1998
- Acordeones de Texas is born on KBMH- Nov. 7, 1998
- Acordeones de Texas on "La M" in RGV and Laredo.
- Conjunto regional is making a comeback on the air waves in the Rio Grande Valley with
- Acordeones de Texas on the air KMBH November 7, 1998-2001
- Estamos en Texas on the air KIRT December 1999.
- Pepe Maldonado leave KIRT...
- Acordeones Tejanas con Lucas Reyna takes over
- Acordeones de Texas on KIRT 1999-2002
- KVJY came on the air in March 1999.
- March 2000 KVJY 840n Sells out to Radio Unica...Gone!
- April 1999 1st Conjunto of the Year Mercedes, Texas.. Gilberto Perez Y Sus Compadres...COY 1999!
- June 2000 2nd Annual Conjunto of the Year Awards, UTPan American. Edinburg, Texas...
Los Dos Gilbertos ...COY 2000.
- June 2001 3rd Annual Conjunto of the Year Awards, UT-Brownsville, Texas... Ruben Vela Y Su Conjunto..COY
- June 2002 4th Annual Conjunto of the Year Awards, City of Edinburg, Texas ... Los Fantasmas del Valle CCOY>
- "STCA continues to struggle to keep conjunto regional on the air... most radio stations are playing Norteņo music... Tejano music is dead, too."
- "We need all conjuntos to unite against the destruction of their culture...unidos no nos venceran!"
- ""Make it Conjunto, Carnal" -the late Jimmy Garcia.
- Los Tremendos V - STCA 5th COY Awards Conjunto of the Year...UTB Brownsville, July 2003.
- Acordeones de Texas Continue to grow on internet Audience up to over 150 daily..
- ADT joins www.tejanopower.net in Monterry, NL.. increasing even more audience.
- STCA conjunto music invades Monterrey, NL
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