{"id":46431,"date":"2015-06-02T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=46431"},"modified":"2015-06-02T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T21:00:11","slug":"marvell-records-song-originally-for-freddy-fender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/02\/marvell-records-song-originally-for-freddy-fender\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvell Records Song Originally for Freddy Fender"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JamesMarvellFlowerOfMyLifeM\"\u00a0Musician records hit song originally made for Freddy Fender<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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From Wasted Days and Wasted Nights to Before the Next Teardrop falls, San Benito legend Freddy Fender had his fair share of top hits on his way to a Hall of Fame career. According to a friend and fellow Hispanic country music star, however, there was one song that Fender never got to record that could have been another hit single.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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James Marvell Live On Stage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

James Marvell and Buddy Good\u00a0wrote a song called \u201cFlower Of My Life\u201d about 40 years ago with the intention of having Fender record it, something that unfortunately never got to happen. \u201cWhen he heard the song, he genuinely liked it and really wanted to record it,\u201d said Marvell. \u201cFor some reason or another his management told him it just wasn\u2019t a good idea at the time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Well, after four decades, Marvell decided the song had to get out someway and took it upon himself to record it and get it out to the public. \u201cIt was a song that I wrote along with my band mate Buddy Good and if it was good enough that Freddy Fender liked it and wanted to record it, I thought it just had to be done,\u201d said Marvell. Well, not only has the newly recorded song gained positive radio play over the last few months, it has officially cracked the top 25 on the Indie World Country Record Charts, coming in at number 22 this week.<\/p>\n

While Marvell is thrilled to see the song finally gaining some positive recognition, he is far from a stranger to national success. Back in the 60s\u2019, he was part of the Warner Brothers\u2019 group Mercy. Their biggest single was the classic \u201cLove Can Make You Happy\u201d which topped out at number 2 in the Billboard charts, second only to The Beatles\u2019 \u201cGet Back.\u201d Still, Marvel cites Fender as not only an inspiration, but a trailblazing icon who he continues to look up to. \u201cHe was my hero! Here I am, a Spanish speaking country artist and he was the first to break the ice with that style\u2026 he gave me the motivation to do it and keep at it,\u201d said Marvell.
\nAfter years of flying under the radar, Marvell has managed to put himself back on the map musically as he was just named entertainer of the year by DJ Jerry Mac of Country Music Planet. \u201cA lot of people after a few years of not really hitting it big, they drop the music thing. I stuck with it, kept at it the last 40 years and I am so happy to be in a position to get Flower of my Life out,\u201d said Marvel. In all his success, Marvel has not forgotten the Valley, which he and his wife visit quite often. \u201cI love the Valley, it\u2019s an absolutely beautiful place,\u201d said Marvel.
\nIn addition to having possible upcoming projects with artists such as Country Lou Watson, Marvel said a tribute concert to Fender in the Valley would be a dream come true for him. \u201cIt would be awesome to get some kind of tribute for Freddy and then donate all proceeds to the Freddy Fender museum there in San Benito,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Marvell plans to continue recording music, something that he thinks Fender would have admired. \u201cI never gave up and learned recently from Freddy Fender\u2019s brother Jose Luis Mendez that Freddy was also that way he never wanted to never give up music,\u201d said Marvell.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0By\u00a0PETE BANDA \u00a0<\/strong>Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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