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Tejano Music Award for Songwriter of the Year

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Tejano Music Award for Songwriter of the Year
Awarded forSongwriter of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byTexas Talent Association
First awarded1981
Last awarded1992
Most awardsLuis Silva (7)
WebsiteTejano Music Awards

The Tejano Music Award for Songwriter of the Year is an honor presented to songwriters within the Tejano music market. The Tejano Music Awards, first bestowed in 1981, was established to recognize the most talented performers of the genre—a subcategory of regional Mexican music, with roots in the music of early European settlers in Texas.[1] The awards are presented by the Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA), to "promote excellence in the Tejano music industry" using the popular vote method to select the winner of best songwriter of the year. The award was established by Rick Trevino, a Tejano performer, who founded the Awards in 1981.

The award was first presented to Carlos Cadenas in 1981 and last awarded to Joe Lopez in 1992. Luis Silva is the most awarded songwriter, winning the award for seven consecutive years starting in 1983. The award was removed following a dispute between Sony Discos, Freddie Records, Fonovisa, and TH-Rodven, with the Tejano Music Awards, who noticed EMI Latin's artists winning most of the categories at the 1990 and 1991 Tejano Music Awards. The record labels prevented La Mafia and Joe Lopez from attending and receiving their awards at the 1992 Tejano Music Awards despite the association's overhaul of the awards months prior to the event.[2]

Recipients

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Year Songwriter Nominees Ref.
1981 Carlos Cadenas Luévano Marentes, Johnny Herrera [3]
1982 Johnny Herrera Luis Silva [4]
1983 Luis Silva Johnny Herrera, Salome Gutierrez [5][6]
1984 Luis Silva [4]
1985 Luis Silva Juan H. Barron, Javier Canales [4]
1986 Luis Silva Juan H. Barron, Homer Hernandez [7]
1987 Luis Silva Joe Lopez, Rene Serrata [8]
1988 Luis Silva Ruly Aguiree [9][10]
1989 Luis Silva Romero Aguilar, Joe B. "King" Carrasco, Roger Contreras, Homer Hernandez, Joe Lopez, A.B. Quintanilla, Joe Revelez, Rosbel Ruiz, Rene Serrata, Ruly Aguiree, Juan Solis [11][12]
1990 Joe Lopez Luis Silva, Joe Revelez [13][14]
1991 Joe Lopez Luis Silva, Joe Revelez [15][16]
1992 Joe Lopez Luis Silva, Johnny Perez, Raul Navaira, Humberto Ramon, Geraldo Olvera, Ello Quintanilla, Maria Luisa G. Ramirez, Roger Contreras, A.B. Quintanilla, Richard Allen, David Reveles [17][18]

See also

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References

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General

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  • "Past Winners of the Tejano Music Awards". Texas Talent Musicians Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

Specific

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  1. ^ San Miguel 2002, p. 4.
  2. ^ Anon. 1993, p. 20.
  3. ^ Anon. 1981b, p. 23.
  4. ^ a b c Anon. 1981a.
  5. ^ Anon. 1983a, p. 50.
  6. ^ Anon. 1983b, p. 20.
  7. ^ Burr 1986, p. 43.
  8. ^ Maldonado 1987, p. 25.
  9. ^ Anon. 1988, p. 7.
  10. ^ Anderson 1989, p. 57.
  11. ^ Anon. 1989a, p. 13.
  12. ^ Anon. 1989b, p. 4.
  13. ^ Anon. 1990a, p. 24.
  14. ^ Anon. 1990b, p. 20.
  15. ^ Burr 1991, p. 10.
  16. ^ Anon. 1991, p. 18.
  17. ^ Anon. 1992a, p. 21.
  18. ^ Anon. 1992b, p. 2.

Works cited

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