Narciso Martínez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Narciso Martínez

Recorded in 1936 for Blue Bird Records one week before the now famous Robert Johnson. Also recorded under the name Louisiana Pete.

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1911

Place of Birth: Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1992

Profession: musician

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Narciso Martínez (October 29, 1911 in Reynosa, Mexico – June 5, 1992 in San Benito, Texas), whose nickname was El Huracan del Valle ("The Hurricane of the Valley"), began recording in 1935 (or 1936) and is the father of conjunto music.
The Spanish word conjunto means 'group' and in El Valle de Tejas that means accordion, bajo sexto, and contrabajo (string bass, known locally also as "el tololoche").
The same year, he and Santiago Almeida recorded their first 78 rpm record containing the polka "La Chicharronera" and the schottishche "El Tronconal" for Bluebird Records, which quickly became a success.