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Led by accordionist Eugenio Abrego and bajo sexto player Tomás Ortiz, Los Alegres de Terán led the way for intricate duo harmonies within the norteño style of Mexican music. The group was formed in Nuevo León when Abrego and Ortiz met at a club in the mid-'40s, but moved around the area to Monterrey, Reynosa, and finally the border town of McAllen, TX.
Beginning with their first record, 1948's "Corrido de Pepito," the group pioneered rich, harmonic norteño corridos and…
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