HOMETOWN BOYS
• Jesse Martinez, the youngest musician in The Hometown Boys, suffered a sudden and tragic aneurysm minutes prior to a scheduled performance in his hometown of Lubbock, TX on August 16th, 2002. He later died at University Medical Center in Lubbock. He was 34 years old. • Recording on a CD entitled Echáme Mi La Culpa under a new contract with Tejas Records was completed prior to the death of Jesse Martinez. • Jesse and Ricky Martinez had just followed through with plans to dedicate "Echáme Mi La Culpa" to their older brother, Joe, who suffered a fatal heart attack while performing in Houston, Texas on January 22, 1998. One of the last songs recorded by Jesse was "Para Mi Amigo Joe Martinez". The new CD will now be dedicated as a tribute to the talent and musical influence of both brothers. • The Hometown Boys were the first Hispanics inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame along side Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings. • The extremely popular and talented band received a Tejano Music Award for "Best Album of the Year" and "Instrumental of the Year" as well as a Pura Vida Award for "Traditional Conjunto Album of the Year". • Their CDs are top sellers such as Mire Amigo which went gold in its first four days of release. John Whipple, Tejas Records: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Martinez family. Jesse’s most recent efforts in the recording studio were in attempt to get the band’s new CD to his fans by October, 2002. The family, his new label and the distributors have agreed that the release date will not be moved forward or back but remain October 1st as was Jesse’s desire prior to his death". John Whipple 830-609-3423 / 210-823-2505 john@tejasrecords.com www.tejasrecords.com

HOMETOWN BOYS

• Jesse Martinez, the youngest musician in The Hometown Boys, suffered a sudden and tragic aneurysm minutes prior to a scheduled performance in his hometown of Lubbock, TX on August 16th, 2002. He later died at University Medical Center in Lubbock. He was 34 years old.

• Recording on a CD entitled Echáme Mi La Culpa under a new contract with Tejas Records was completed prior to the death of Jesse Martinez.

• Jesse and Ricky Martinez had just followed through with plans to dedicate "Echáme Mi La Culpa" to their older brother, Joe, who suffered a fatal heart attack while performing in Houston, Texas on January 22, 1998. One of the last songs recorded by Jesse was "Para Mi Amigo Joe Martinez". The new CD will now be dedicated as a tribute to the talent and musical influence of both brothers.

• The Hometown Boys were the first Hispanics inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame along side Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Waylon Jennings.

• The extremely popular and talented band received a Tejano Music Award for "Best Album of the Year" and "Instrumental of the Year" as well as a Pura Vida Award for "Traditional Conjunto Album of the Year".

• Their CDs are top sellers such as Mire Amigo which went gold in its first four days of release.

John Whipple, Tejas Records: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Martinez family. Jesse’s most recent efforts in the recording studio were in attempt to get the band’s new CD to his fans by October, 2002. The family, his new label and the distributors have agreed that the release date will not be moved forward or back but remain October 1st as was Jesse’s desire prior to his death".

John Whipple
830-609-3423 / 210-823-2505
john@tejasrecords.com
www.tejasrecords.com