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Way before he became a Texas Tornado, even before he sang Before the Next Teardrop Falls, Freddie Fender was a Garage Rocker, singing American Rock 'n' Roll (Ain't That a Shame!) and his own rockin' compositions in a style that moved some to label him a Mexican Elvis! Here are 24 of those irrepressible recordings cut for Ideal Records in the early '60s.