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NORTH
TEXAS TEJANO LIVING
LEGEND
Crazy
Chuy
Hernandez,
inducted into the Tejano
R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame in
August of 2003 and the recipient
of the "Living Legend
Award" at the 3rd Annual
Tejano Connection's Music Awards
in May of 1998, began his
professional musical career in
1963 at
the age of 12 as a drummer with
his brother Refugio in a Rock
& Roll band. In
1966,
influenced by the Tex-Mex sounds
of the Legends, Little
Joe and Sunny Ozuna,
Chuy
joined The
Sun-Lites
(Tex-Mex Orquestra) and has
never looked back.
His career
spans more than 45 years as
a musician with Los Latinos,Chayo
Luna y Sus
Tres Reales, The Organization
Band, The Laymen Gospel Quartet
and many more. He has, on
numerous occasions, performed as
special guest drummer with
grupos such as Fandango U.S.A,
Texas Latino, Johnny Bustamante
& L.A. Band, Conjunto
Villarreal, plus many more.
In 1977, Crazy Chuy still very active as a musician, also
became a radio broadcaster beginning his radio career at
KXCL 108.5FM with his Chicano Express Show where he played
Chicano and Tejano music til 1979 and then again in 1982
thru 1984.
In the 1980's,
due to legal
blindness, Chuy left
performing with bands and became
a radio announcer with KUQQ 1540
AM in Ft. Worth, Texas
where he earned his radio name
of Crazy
Chuy
for his humor and wild antics on
the airwaves. In
1983-84,
he produced and hosted The
Chicano Express on
cable television in
Dallas. In
1985
he came to KBEC 1390 AM, and
produced a Tejano show called
Chicano Express, where he
promoted Tejano music of the
present and Chicano classics of
the past until 1996.
In
1988,
Crazy Chuy presented
Selena her first Female
Entertainer of the Year Award at
the 8th Annual Tejano Music
Awards in San Antonio,
Texas. In
1994-1996,
he, with Joe Herrera,
co-produced and hosted Tejano
Music Videos in the D/FW
metroplex. Later he, with
another living legend, Super
Loop Figueroa, worked together
at KNON 89.3 FM in
Dallas.
Numerous
awards adorn his office wall
such as the Tejano Connection's
Living Legend Award, 1998,
Hispanic Broadcaster's
Association Most Promising
Deejay, 1992, and most recently
he was inducted into the
prestigious Tejano R.O.O.T.S
Hall of Fame, 2003. There are
also many awards
from civic organizations, bands,
and car clubs for his
contributions on working to
raise funds for scholarships,
and youth gang
preventions.
In November of 2007, Crazy Chuy was presented with a
Proclamation from the State of Texas Senate for his
longevity, love, and devotion to Tejano Music.
Presently,
Crazy Chuy is still very
involved in the music world with
his new Chicano Express Radio
Show, now broadcasting on the
internet at www.ChicanoExpress.com.
Check it out, you'll be glad you
did.
CRAZY
CHUY, STILL CRAZY ABOUT TEJANO
MUSIC
AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS
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