Tish Hinojosa

Tish Hinojosa
Background information
Birth nameLeticia Hinojosa[1]
Born (1955-12-06) December 6, 1955 (age 69)[2]
San Antonio, Texas, US[3]
GenresCountry, Folk
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1969-present[3]
LabelsWarner Bros. Records, MCA/Curb, A&M, Rounder, Valley Entertainment, Watermelon Records, Texas Music Group, Tish Records (self released)
WebsiteMundoTish

Leticia ("Tish") Hinojosa (born December 6, 1955, San Antonio, Texas) is a folksinger recording in both Spanish and English. Hinojosa was 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.[citation needed]

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.[4]

Using music to bring awareness to cultural issues, Hinojosa hopes to bring into focus the plight of migrant workers and children of the poor. Additionally, she often performs children's music of her culture to help children develop an understanding of the Southwest's Hispanic traditions.[2]

As of 2021, Hinajosa 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.[4][2][5]

Career highlights

Awards and honors

  • White House performance for President Bill and Hillary Clinton[3]
  • NAIRD Indie Folk Album of the Year Culture Swing
  • Las Primera (The Firsts) award from MANA, the largest organization of Latino women
  • Performances at presidential and gubernatorial inauguration events.

Television

  • VH 1
  • ABC-TV special: Alma Awards
  • MTV
  • The Nashville Network
  • Austin City Limits (three separate appearances)
  • Fox Television Bravo Awards
  • Good Morning America
  • Onyx TV Germany
  • WDR TV Germany
  • SWR TV Switzerland
  • VPRO TV Netherlands

Humanitarian activities

  • Spokesperson, National Latino Children's Agenda
  • Spokesperson, National Assoc. Of Bilingual Education
  • United Farm Workers of America

Discography

[6][7][8][9]

Albums

Self

The Texicana Mamas (Patricia Vonne, Tish Hinojosa, Stephanie Urbina Jones)

  • 2020 The Texicana Mamas, self-released, internet only[12]

Singles

Year Single US Country[1] Album
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

Year Video Director
1992 "In the Real West"
1993 "Drifter's Wind"
1994 "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" Roger Pistole

Bibliography

  • 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

References

  1. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ a b c "Tish Hinojosa Papers: Bio". University of Texas Libraries. 2009. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Hinajosa, Tish (2021). "Tish Hinajosa". Tish Hinajosa. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Romancito, M. Elwell (October 6, 2016). "Tish Hinojosa remains a Taos favorite". Taos News. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Flores, Nancy (September 14, 2014). "Behind the scenes on the Tish Hinojosa story". The Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Hinajosa, Tish (2013). "Tish Hinajosa: Discography". Tish Hinajosa. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Hinajosa, Tish (2019). "Tish Hinajosa: My Homeland - out now". Tish Hinajosa. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Discography: Tish Hinajosa". AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tish Hinajosa". Discogs. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Hinojsa, Tish (2003). From Texas for a Christmas Night: History and Acknowledgement [recording liner notes]. Austin, Texas: Texas Music Group.
  11. ^ "A Heart Wide Open". Valley Entertainment. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  12. ^ "The Texicana Mamas". The Texicana Mamas. 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

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