Tish Hinojosa
Tish Hinojosa | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leticia Hinojosa[1] |
| Born | December 6, 1955[2] San Antonio, Texas, US[3] |
| Genres | Country, Folk |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1969-present[3] |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records, MCA/Curb, A&M, Rounder, Valley Entertainment, Watermelon Records, Texas Music Group, Tish Records (self released) |
| Website | MundoTish |
Leticia ("Tish") Hinojosa (born December 6, 1955, San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter, recording in both Spanish and English.
Early life and career
[edit]Hinojosa is the youngest of 13 children. Hinojosa's parents were Mexican immigrants.[3] Known for singing both traditional Mexican folksongs and her own original songs, both in Spanish and English, Hinojosa accompanies herself on guitar, which she plays right-handed although she is naturally lefthanded. Influenced by traditional Mexican, folk, Tejano, conjunto, and country musics, Hinojosa considers her music to be music of the US/Mexico border.[4]
Hinojosa has recorded numerous albums and has charted twice on the Billboard country charts.[1] Her 1992 album Culture Swing won the National Association of Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD) Indie Folk Album of the Year.[5]
Using music to bring awareness to cultural issues, Hinojosa hopes to bring into focus the plight of migrant workers and children of the poor.[6] She often performs children's music of her culture to help children develop an understanding of the Southwest's Hispanic traditions.[7][2]
As of 2021, Hinojosa lives in both Austin, Texas and Tubac, Arizona. In the 1970s and 1980s she also lived in Taos, New Mexico and Nashville, Tennessee. In 2005, Hinojosa moved to Germany, and in 2013 returned to Austin.[5][2][8][9]
In 2003 Hinojosa was convicted of smuggling date rape drugs into the United States and received three years of probation.[10]
In December 2024, Hinojosa released a new work, demonstrating the ongoing impact of her muse on her art.[11]
Awards and honors
[edit]- White House performance for President Bill and Hillary Clinton[3]
- NAIRD Indie Folk Album of the Year Culture Swing[12]
- Las Primera (The Firsts) award from MANA, the largest organization of Latino women
- Performances at presidential and gubernatorial inauguration events.
- 1990 Platinum Album "Homeland" S. Korea[13]
- 2019 Inducted into Texas Institute Of Letters[14]
Humanitarian activities
[edit]- Spokesperson, National Latino Children's Agenda
- Spokesperson, National Assoc. Of Bilingual Education
- United Farm Workers of America
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Self
[edit]- 1987 Taos to Tennessee, Self-release; re-released 1992;
- 1989 Homeland, Fonatana A&M Records, re-released 2006? w/ bonus track
- 1990, 1991 Memorabilia Navideña, EP: self released cassette; Watermelon Records re-released CD 1992
- 1991 Aquella Noche, Watermelon Records
- 1992 Culture Swing, Rounder Records
- 1994 Destiny's Gate, Warner Bros. Records
- 1995 Frontejas, Rounder Records
- 1996 Cada Niño/Every Child, Rounder Records
- 1996 Dreaming From The Labyrinth/Soñar del Laberinto, Warner Bros. Records
- 1996 Soñar del Laberinto, Warner Bros. Records
- 1997 The Best of the Sandia: Watermelon 1991–1992, Rounder Records compilation
- 1998 ...a Music and Information Digest, Warner Bros. Records promotion-only CD
- 2000 Sign of Truth, Rounder Records, Rounder Records
- 2003 Best of Tish Hinojosa – Live, Rounder Records
- 2003 From Texas for a Christmas Night re-release of 1990-1991 Memorabilia Navideña, with five additional newly-recorded songs; Lone Star Records/Texas Music Group[15]
- 2005 A Heart Wide Open, Valley Entertainment[16]
- 2006 Retrospective, Varèse Sarabande
- 2008 Our Little Planet, CRS (Varèse Sarabande)
- 2013 After the Fair, Varèse Sarabande[17]
- 2018 West, Tish Records[18]
- 2019 My Homeland, Tish Records[5]
- 2024 "With A Guitar & A Pen" Tish Records[19][20][21][22][23]
The Texicana Mamas
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | US Country[1] | Album |
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| 1986 | "I'll Pull You Through" (with Craig Dillingham) | 80 | single only |
| 1989 | "Til U Love Me Again" | 75 | Homeland |
| 1992 | "In the Real West" | — | Culture Swing |
| 1993 | "Closer Still" | — | |
| "Drifter's Wind" | — | ||
| 1994 | "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" | — | Destiny's Gate |
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "In the Real West" | |
| 1993 | "Drifter's Wind" | |
| 1994 | "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" | Roger Pistole |
2005 "Kitchen Table" 2005 "Derechos De El Corazon"
Bibliography
[edit]- Hinojosa, Tish, and Lucia Angela Perez. 2002. Cada Niño = Every Child : A Bilingual Songbook for Kids. El Paso, Tex. : Cinco Puntos Press, 2002.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b c "Tish Hinojosa Papers: Bio". University of Texas Libraries. 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Hinojosa, Tish (2021). "Tish Hinojosa". Tish Hinojosa. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Lindsey, Haven (December 27, 2024). "Tish Hinojosa to perform at Mary's Place". The Taos News.
- ^ a b c Romancito, M. Elwell (October 6, 2016). "Tish Hinojosa remains a Taos favorite". Taos News. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Flores, Nancy. "Picking up the pieces". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Waggoner, Priscilla (January 8, 2025). "True grit, true heart". The Monte Vista Journal.
- ^ Flores, Nancy (September 14, 2014). "Behind the scenes on the Tish Hinojosa story". The Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa and the house on Kendall Street". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ "Folk star gets probation for smuggling "date rape" drug". Plainview Herald. February 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ "Singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa's muse strikes again". KUT. December 10, 2024.
- ^ Engleson, Mark Joseph (July 17, 2018). "Show Review: Tish Hinojosa Honored Requests and Delighted Crowd at Jammin' Java in Northern VA • Americana Highways". Americana Highways.
- ^ "This Week in Texas Music History: Tish Hinojosa". Art&Seek. December 4, 2009.
- ^ Flores, Nancy. "Tish Hinojosa to join Texas Institute of Letters". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ Hinojsa, Tish (2003). From Texas for a Christmas Night: History and Acknowledgement [recording liner notes]. Austin, Texas: Texas Music Group.
- ^ "A Heart Wide Open". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
- ^ Moser, Margaret. "Tish Hinojosa: After the Fair Album Review". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Flores, Nancy. "Singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa releases new music after nearly dying". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "Tish Hinojosa Sweetly Sings 'With a Guitar & a Pen' in Hand » PopMatters". PopMatters. October 31, 2024.
- ^ Hinojosa, Tish (2013). "Tish Hinojosa: Discography". Tish Hinojosa. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Hinojosa, Tish (2019). "Tish Hinojosa: My Homeland - out now". Tish Hinojosa. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Discography: Tish Hinojosa". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Tish Hinojosa". Discogs. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "The Texicana Mamas". The Texicana Mamas. 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Texicana Mamas (Tish Hinojosa, Stephanie Urbina Jones and Patricia Vonne) talk about their first album and the immigration and border politics behind it". San Antonio Express-News.
Further reading and listening
[edit]- Ragland, Cathy, "South Texas culture: Austin's Tish Hinojosa has made the jump to a major label", Folk Roots; Nov. 1994, pp. 42–43
- Dexter, Kerry, “A Home in Music." Dirty Linen: Folk & World Music, no. 141 (May 2009): 24–27.
- Hansen, Liane. "Interview: Tish Hinojosa, Singer-Songwriter, Discusses Her Life, Music and New CD". 2000. National Public Radio.
- Rodemann, Katharyn. 2005. "Tish Hinojosa." Texas Monthly 33 (12): 124–26.
External links
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Categories:
- 1955 births
- American women singers
- Living people
- Musicians from San Antonio
- Country musicians from Texas
- American musicians of Mexican descent
- American women country singers
- American country singer-songwriters
- A&M Records artists
- Curb Records artists
- Singer-songwriters from Texas
- Hispanic and Latino American musicians
- Rounder Records artists
- Varèse Sarabande artists
- Warner Records artists
- Hispanic and Latino American women singers
- 21st-century American women