Alegres De Teran

Led by accordionist Eugenio Abrego and bajo sexto player Tom+ís Ortiz, Los Alegres de Ter+ín led the way for intricate duo harmonies within the norte+¦o style of Mexican music. The group was formed in Nuevo Le+¦n 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 norte+¦o corridos and rancheras, along with Los Cadetes de Linares and Los Tremendos Gavilanes. They recorded over a hundred ...