EL UVALDE TIMES JANUARY 22, 1978 THROUGH FEBRUARY 12 1978 PAGE 7 NUESTROS COMERCIANTES Paul y Sally Martinez I J f/ii! to' v->'. <1 • . W. */»» ' ^8' A., **' • -T- - ■■■ I "tí Paul y J^arry Martinez su Paul Martinez y enérgicos comerciantes de Uvalde. f empezaron su mueblería en 1970 en el edificio de la esquina de W. Main y N. High. En ese tiempo ellos acababan de regresar del estado de Wisconsin, donde habían pasado algunos anos. Ellos dos eran los únicos empleados. Se acuerdan que hacían las ventas de dia y los entriegos de noche. Cuando Ester y Frank su negocio de mueblería ésposa Sally son unos de los mas Paul y Sally Entonces ellos cambiaron a los Marinez. al de los Paolini, en donde se encuentran 509 S. Getty. el local hoy en Paul amplio el negocio y su hermano Larry se vino de Wisconsin para alindarle. bautizo. Paolini decidieron vender en 1972, se lo ofrecieron Poco despues en 1976, Sally decidió que a ella le gustaría su propio negocio. Pronto estableció la bonita de ropa Casa Martinez en 568 W. Main. La tienda cuenta con lo ultimo en la moda para damas y ñiños, asi como ropa para hombres. Algo especial en la tienda son los trajes para Ademas de ofrecer un amable y cordial servicio en sus negocios, la pareja Martínez se preocupan por renovar los edificios en nuestro lado de la ciudad. Todos sabemso que entre mas decaída esten nuestra vecindad, mas nos desanimamos. Casa Martinez transformo ses lugarcito olvidado a uno atractivo y útil. Ademas los Martinez pronto terminaran la remodelacion de tres amplias oficinas nara negocios que están localizadas también dara oportunidad a mas progresar. El exterior remodelado edificio. enfrente de Casa Martinez, negocios a de la Mueblería Martinez también fue recientemente, y ahora es un atractivo su triunfo los felicitamos, y las Por todo agradecemos su ínteres en el avanzo de nuestra ciudad. Sunny Ozuna Expounds On Music ALAMO LUMBER READY MIX CONCRETE 207 S. Getty 278-3303 SAN ANTONIO-Short-ly before Christmas, Sunny Ozuna was recognized by the City Council for his many contributions in promoting San Antonio in his twenty years as a top entertainer. Before the ceremony we were able to interview him. The latest is that Key-Lock Records will release a Christmas album by Sunny Ozuna for the coming year. They had intended to release it this past year but were unable to get it wrapped up in it. Next year the Onda Chicana will be a little more festive around Christmas time. Only a few locally produced Christmas albums have been recorded by Chicano groups and it should be a collector’s item. According to Johnny Zaragoza, Key-Lock director, the selling season of a Christmas album is limited to only a certain period of the year. A company has to make a major investment and be patient enough to wait 4 to 5 years to recoup it and make a profit on a specialty item. It should be out in the first week of November. Sunny Ozuna also disclosed that they were putting the finishing touches on an Oldies Album which they anticipate releasing in Febr. of‘78. Sunny Ozuna said that his formula for success was adapting to the changing musical preference of the audience. He said that he had started in the late fifties doing the Isidro Lopez music and had then graduated to a mixture of top forty songs and the old reliables. Recently with the advent of the Onda Chicana, Sunny said that he had been recording much more in Spanish. He had also assimilated a bit of the country music because of it’s popularity in the last few years. Asked to opine about the changing musical preference of the people, Sunny said that the traditional música tejana was resurfacing and that he was littling up a little on the rock. Asked about the recent advent of the salsa music, Sunny said that they had been around for at years but had never really penetrated the Chicano scene. Asked about the economic state of the Onda Chicana, Sunny said that the music scene was like a big chain. We pass the ball around least 10 to 12 and that’s what keeps us in it. Presently the Norteña music may be selling well with groups like Los Cadetes de -res, but before that the Onda Chicana orquestras had carried the ball for a long time. We passed it around between Augustin, Little Joe, Freddie and myself. He predicted that one of this groups would soon surge back to the front. That’s the incentive that everyone has for producing an album. It means in- claims that the Onda Chicana orchestras have taken their same “sosenete” and added brass. Toby feels that some of the Onda Chicana orchestras have gone a bit too far and that they are losing the audience by playing complicated ments. Toby also recognizes the practical limitaciones of the Onda Chicana. While, on one hand it protects a local by virtue of dominate lyrics is not penetrate the American market. He also feels that the Onda is hampered by differeuce in lect I e tween spoken Spanish and the one in arrange- market, it’s preSpanish able to the dia- the here Mexi- Ozuna enjoys a good laugh. creased album royalties and especially performance prices. Sunny Ozuna also recalls what happened to Freddie Fender. He remembers when Freddie was working in lounges for a living. This year Freddie Fender expects to gross 1.6 million. Asked about Huey TOBY TORRES co. With the mass media, Toby Torres feels that the Onda Chicana is at a serious disadvantage. He points that the whole American culture is geared toward selling pop rock. Even the local Spanish radio stations seem to prefer Mexican bom radio disc jockeys who can pronounce the Spanish language very correctly and fluently. Torres is also concerned about the fact that Mexico gets to export most talent to the States, but gestures from groups are discouraged in Mexico. He feels that a state regards of it’s United similar local wide artist organization should be formed to address the problem of getting air play in Mexican radio stations. Toby Torres is also concerned about keeping the local Música Tejana tradtion alive. He said that he recently went to a program where his daughter was participating in a cul- ón playing and producing records. He said he might consider retiring in the next few years. Moe’s intentions in buying up Onda Chicana record companies, Sunny said that Freddie Fender’s manager was attempting to set up something like Motown. Sunny said that people who were' trying to paint Moe as a bad person were not painting a good picture. He said the Huey Moe had produced his first big national hit “Talk to Me.*’ He also produced another 8 top sellers for Ozuna back in the early sixties. Huey- Moe has recently purchased GCP Records, BCL Records and is alleged interested in buying Texas & Tanner, the former record company on W. Poplar. Sunny Ozuna said that San Antonio would only get stronger in the Onda Chicana through Moe’s presence. Some people have feared that Moe would transfer many of the operations from San Antonio to Houston. The new oldies album by Sunny will be entitled Yesterday & Sunny Vol. II. With regards to the problem of San not having a major dance ballroom with top Onda Chicana on a weekly basis, Sunny speculated that San Antonio may have too many medium sized ones which soak up the market for a large one. He reminded us that while Corpus Christi, Houston and the Valley may have the top bands on a weekly basis, he said that San Antonio was the only area that could boast an average of at least one dance a night. BATH SET COMPLETE FIXTURES LESS TRIM $12995 PRE-FINISHED PANELING LOW AS COMPOSITION SHT ONLY SHEETROCK 4x8xl/2IN. SGLES 240LBS.S.S. $163sq. DOORJAMBS 2868 SOLID P.P. PR. LATEX PAINT WHITE & COLORS REG. $9.95 GAL. BAKED ON WALLBOARD 3 COLORS EA. LIGHT FIXTURE DOOR CHIMES DISCOUNT 25% CASH & CARRY PRICES EVERYDAY LOW PRICES Sunny also reminded , us about the ^any top Onda Chicana bands which had come out from San Antonio. He said that San Antonio had traditionally been the spawning grounds for groups which swept the state. For the immediate future, Sunny, will keep tural event sponsored by the school. With regard to music, the school was teaching El Jarabe Tapatio, another product from Mexico. He thinks that the schools should equally concentrate in preserving the indigenous musical culture and traditions. SOUTH GEUY TEXACO REPARA CION DE MOTOR A FINA CION DE MO TOR ■3 SIS TEMA S ELECTRICOS REPARACION DE TRASMISION VALENTIN C. VELA Prop. 520 S. GETTY UVALDE, TEXAS Southwest Toms Sales EXPERIENCIA EN PISOS DE ALFOMBRADO Y LINOLEO.’ TRABAJAMOS EN CIUDADES 278 5338 ZENON CABRALES Seplk Tonk MIATS FLORES FOOD MARKET Phone: 278-36.9 Á F513 W. Main Street UVALDE. TEXAS Gro.. Meat. Veg.. Drug. 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