Person

Tony de La Rosa

Antonio de la Rosa (October 31, 1931, in Sarita, Texas – June 2, 2004) was an influential tejano musician. He was noted for producing dynamic and harmonic accordion runs on the two-row button accordion.

De la Rosa's recording session took place in 1949 for Arco Récords of Alice, Texas. De la Rosa introduced several important innovations into conjunto music, including the practice of slowing polka…

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Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
October 31st, 1931
Died
June 2nd, 2004
Genres
Labels
Rounder
Arhoolie
Disa Records
Freddie Records
Haçienda Records
Last updated: March 27th, 2023

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