Tish Hinojosa

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Tish Hinojosa

Leticia "Tish" Hinojosa (born December 6, 1955 in San Antonio , USA) is an American singer and songwriter . She sings in English and Spanish in a mixture of folk , country ( bluegrass , Tex-Mex ), pop and Latin pop music .

Biography and artistic work

Tish Hinojosa was born in Texas as the thirteenth and youngest child to Mexican immigrants . In her youth she was influenced by the traditional Mexican songs of her parents and the pop and folk music from the radio program of the 1960s . She started playing guitar and singing as a teenager and soon made her first public appearances in her Texan area.

In 1979 she went to Taos , New Mexico and later to Nashville , Tennessee, where she increasingly devoted herself to pure country music. She began to work with musicians like Michael Martin Murphey or Bill & Bonnie Hearne , who encouraged her to write their own songs.

In 1987 her first publication appeared under the name Taos to Tennessee . Her 1992 album Culture Swing was named Indie Folk Album of the Year by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD) . Tish Hinojosa can also claim to have been invited to a concert in the White House by US President Bill Clinton and his wife . In her long career, Tish Hinojosa has worked with many well-known musicians, including Joan Baez , Kris Kristofferson , Dwight Yoakam , Nanci Griffith , Pete Seeger , Flaco Jiménez and Los Lobos .

Tish Hinojosa is active in the humanitarian field as a spokesperson for organizations such as the National Latino Children's Agenda and the National Assoc. Of Bilingual Education or for the United Farm workers of America . She has two children from a previous marriage. She lives in Austin , Texas.

Discography

  • 2019: My Homeland
  • 2018: West
  • 2013: After The Fair
  • 2008: Our Little Planet
  • 2006: Retrospective
  • 2005: A Heart Wide Open
  • 2003: From Texas for a Christmas Night
  • 2003: Best of Tish Hinojosa - Live
  • 2000: Sign of Truth
  • 1997: The Best of the Sandia: Watermelon 1991-1992
  • 1996: Soñar del Laberinto
  • 1996: Dreaming From The Labyrinth / Soñar del Laberinto
  • 1996: Cada Niño / Every Child 1996
  • 1995: Frontejas
  • 1994: Destiny's Gate
  • 1992: Culture Swing
  • 1992: Taos to Tennessee (new edition on CD)
  • 1991: Memorabilia Navideña (new edition on CD)
  • 1991: Aquella Noche
  • 1991: Memorabilia Navideña (music cassette)
  • 1989: Homeland
  • 1987: Taos to Tennessee (music cassette)

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personal data
SURNAME Hinojosa, Tish
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hinojosa, Leticia (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American folk and country singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH San Antonio , Texas