Maybe it’s the purist in bandleader Ruben Ramos that has kept him so tied to Tejano Orquesta. Or maybe it’s the genre that has made him a purist. For the past five decades, Ramos has stood as arguably ...

Tejano music legend Ruben Ramos, also known as El Gato Negro, remembers the first English song he ever sang on stage: Fats Domino's "Blueberry Hill." He says transitioning from segregated to ...

One of few music pioneers for Latinos during his time, Grammy-award winner Ruben Ramos has been courting Texas crowds for a half century. “I enjoy entertaining my raza,” he’ll tell you. The sound of ...