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...Venom jockey Howard Stern apologizing for ridiculing Hispanic music in general and slain Tejano music diva Selena in particular...
CHARGED. HOWARD STERN, 41, radio "shock jock"; with disorderly conduct; by a judge in Harlingen, Texas. Stern's on-air mocking of slain Mexican-American singing star Selena could earn him a $500 fine if he ever sets foot in the Lone Star State...
...Antonio, the acknowledged capital of Tejano music, Selena's fans responded to news of her death by organizing two memorial services on Friday night. On San Antonio's South Side, a throng that included children and seniors converged on the parking lot of South Park Mall. As darkness fell, they waved candles, wept and swayed gently to Selena's recordings. A similar scene took place across town at Brackenridge Park. Meanwhile, thousands of callers jammed the lines at the state's 32 Tejano radio stations, most of which were alternating coverage of the shooting with Selena music "marathons...
...Selena was born in the blue-collar factory town of Lake Jackson, just south of Houston. After her father was laid off by Dow Chemical, the family moved to Corpus Christi and plunged into the music business. "We went to Corpus Christi to put food on the table when I was 6-1/2," Selena said in the Time interview. "We would play for family weddings. When I was eight I recorded my first song in Spanish, a country song. When I was nine we started a Tex-Mex band." She stuck with it, spending much of her time...
While Tejano fans reside mostly in Texas and Mexico, they range as far north as Michigan and New York City. Selena's rise paralleled the success of other Tejano bands such as La Diferenzia, Mazz and La Mafia. But Selena was far and away the biggest star of the Tejano universe. By the age of 19 she was a millionaire. At 21 she could draw a crowd of 20,000 to the fairgrounds in Pasadena, Texas. Last year 60,000 people showed up to hear her in Houston, and her Selena Live won a Grammy as the best Mexican-American...