Roberto Pulido
A seminal force in the development of Tex-Mex music, Tejano star Roberto Pulido was born and raised in Edinburg.
Upon graduating from high school, he attended Pan American University on a music scholarship, later moving into a teaching career while continuing to perform club dates on weekends.
In 1974 Pulido formed his backing band Los Clasicos, honing a distinctive and innovative sound fusing the traditional Tejano orcheuesta brass style with accordion-based Conjunto; quickly the group became a sensation, scoring a hit with the single "Copa Tres Copa."
Pulido -- affectionately dubbed "El Primo" by fans -- remained at the forefront of the Tejano industry throughout the years and decades, which followed, issuing dozens of LPs and notching countless hit singles.
2:45 p.m., Sunday, April 27, 2008 Dodge Real Texas Music stage.