The Montopolis Kid Johnny Degollado records an homage to a conjunto force of nature.
At 86 years old, Johnny Degollado's still"The Montopolis Kid" and has the address to prove it. The historically Mexican thoroughfare is changing rapidly – culturally and demographically – but some things stay the same. On the street's east end, there's a little gray house where he's lived since the 1950s. A shedlike studio in the backyard serves as an unofficial museum for the accordionist, whose music's been a steady local rhythm for 70 years.
Since Cantu – who died at age 90 in 1998 – never graced a studio, a mythical question mark has always surrounded his name: What did he sound like?"We did our best to do the music he never recorded," Degollado further testifies."I'm the only one who knew all his polkas. I'm fortunate enough to do this CD as close as I could to his style."is an energetic collection that can be enjoyed just as easily today on a Rainey Street patio as it could at any cantina or rodeo.
All of this comfort, provided simply by two instrumentalists. It's yet another testament to the transformative power of music. Besides encouraging, recording, and releasing new artists, other projects include digitizing old analog recordings for artists, building an accessible archive of oral histories from important Tejano and conjunto figures, and connecting artists with professional services and resources.
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