Hall of Fame  Class of 2005

The Board of Directors for Tejano R.O.O.T.S., Inc., is proud to announce the following as the Class of 2005 to be inducted into the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame in Alice, Texas.  Formal inductions will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2005 at the VFW Hall located on N. Texas Blvd. in The Birthplace of Tejano, Alice, Texas.

BROADCAST

• Manuel Alvarez---------------KINE------------------------------Kingsville, Texas

• Luciano Duarte---------------KVOZ-----------------------------Laredo, Texas

• Gus Garza----------------------KPFT/PBS-----------------------Houston, Texas

COMPOSER

• Ramiro Sanchez-----------------------------------------------------Falfurrias, Texas

• Eduardo “Eddie” Perez-------------------------------------------Edinburg, Texas

PRODUCER

• Joey Lopez----------------Joey Records-----------------------San Antonio, Texas

PROMOTER

• Avelardo “Abel” Chavarrilla------------------------------Gonzalez/Houston, Texas

FAVORITE SON OF ALICE

• Roman “Mac” Bernal-----------------------------------------Alice, Texas

PROGRESSIVE GROUP/CONJUNTO

• Joe Posada----------(Quinto Sol)--------------------------------San Antonio, Texas

• Jessy & Rene Serrata ------(Los Buenos)---------------------Robstown, Texas

• Ricky Smith -------(La Movida)--------------------------------Corpus Christi, Texas

• Al “Chato” Chavarria---------(Mayo)------------Corpus Christi/Harlingen, Texas

CONJUNTO/TRADITIONAL

• Los Donennos---Ramiro Cavazos/Mario Montez---------Donna, Texas

• Ernesto Guerra--------------------------------------------------Edinburg, Texas

FEMALES

• Rosita Fernandez-----------------------------------------------San Antonio, Texas

• Juanita Garcia--------------------------------------------------McAllen, Texas

• Janie C. --------------------Tejano Country------------------Lozano, Texas
   

ORCHESTRA

• Juan Colorado---------------------------------------------------San Diego, Texas

• Los Kasinos---------Cecilio Garza/Dr. David Leo--------------Penitas/Corpus Chrisit, Texas
   

HALL OF FAME MILLION DOLLAR BAND

• Bobby “El Charro Negro” Butler----Vocalist------------St. Louis Mo./Temple, Texas

• Joe Revelez------------------------------KeyBoards----------San Antonio, Texas

• Joel Guzman---------------------------Accordion------------San Antonio, Texas

• David Martinez------------------------Guitar-----------------Austin, Texas

• Robert DelaCruz------------------------Bass------------------McAllen, Texas

• Max Baca--------------------------------Bajo Sexto-----------San Antonio, Texas

• Chente Barrera-------------------------Drums----------------San Antonio, Texas
   

ARMANDO MARROQUIN, SR. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Rudy Trevino----------------------------------------Beeville, Texas

The 6^th Annual Noche de Fiesta Tejana Weekend will start on Friday November 11, 2005 with the Kick-off Dance followed by the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on Saturday, November 12^th.  Both events will be held at the VFW Hall in Alice.  The finale for the weekend will be an Open House at the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Museum located at 213 N. Wright St.