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Tejano Singer And TV host Johnny Canales, Who Helped Launch Selena’s Career, Dies.

By KEN MILLER Associated Press

Gen Q. by Gen Q.
July 14, 2024
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Tejano Singer And TV host Johnny Canales, Who Helped Launch Selena’s Career, Dies.

MIAMI - APRIL 28: Johnny Canales poses backstage at 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Miami Arena April 28, 2005 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

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Tejano singer and longtime television music show host Johnny Canales has died. He was 77.

Canales’ family confirmed his death in a statement posted Thursday on the Johnny and Nora Canales Show Facebook page. The post did not provide a cause of death.

“He was more than just a beloved husband, father, TV host, musician, and entertainer; he was a beacon of hope and joy for countless people,” according to the statement. “His infectious charisma and dedication to promoting Latino music and culture left a large mark on the world.”

MIAMI – APRIL 28: Johnny Canales (C) and La Mafia apear onstage at the 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards at the Miami Arena April 28, 2005 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Canales, who was born in Mexico, was known by the catchphrase “Take it away” as he hosted a televised music show in Corpus Christi, Texas, in the 1980s and 1990s.

He is credited with launching the career of Tejano superstar Selena on the show and was portrayed by actor Luis Bordonada in the Netflix series “Selena: The Series.”

Fans hols a photo of Selena during the ceremony honoring singer Selena Quintanilla with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 3, 2017, in Hollywood, California. / AFP PHOTO / TARA ZIEMBA (Photo credit should read TARA ZIEMBA/AFP via Getty Images)

At its height, the syndicated show was seen across the United States, Mexico and Latin America.

Art Galvan, a Corpus Christi musician, said he toured with Canales’ band during the 1970s and called him a longtime friend.

“I was making about $50 per gig, man that was a lot of money back then … he offered me about $75,” Galvan said.

“He was a funny, funny guy …. he was a good entertainer, he had the gift of gab,” Galvan said. “He lived a long, good life.”

Corpus Christi musician and music producer Dusty Oliveira told KXII-TV that as a child he watched and was inspired by Canales’ show.

“To see someone from here do that and then blow up on a national scale, or a worldwide scale really, is really important because you want to see people like yourself doing these things,” Oliveira said.

 

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Gen Q.

Gen Q.

I cover lifestyle, and travel news for Texas. As a proud Texan from a long line of Texans, reporting on the art, lifestyle, and landscapes of this state brings me immense joy and pride. I also love tending my garden and discovering new ways to plant and grow things in Texas. Connecting to the earth is very important to me.

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