Linda Escobar

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LINDA ESCOBAR "QUEEN OF CONJUNTO MUSIC" Natives of Alice, Texas, Linda and her father, the legendary Conjunto Pioneer: Eligio Escobar, were a father and daughter team that toured nationwide with a caravan of stars that included: Lucha Villa, Jose Alfredo Jimenez, Cantinflas, Los Relampagos, Tony De La Rosa, Conjunto Bernal, Freddie Fender and many more. Linda has been inducted into the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Music Hall of Fame. In the 80's, she formed her own band ZAMEN. She also made some guest spots with bands like La Sombra, Grupo Mayo, Freddie Martinez, Tony De La Rosa, and Los Dos Gilbertos. In 1987, Linda won Female Vocalist of the Year at the West Texas Music Awards in Lubbock, Texas. The death of her father in 1994 dealt a cruel blow, which forced Linda to question her life in conjunto music, but she felt a tender obligation to continue with the Escobar legacy. Her quest became fulfilled when she met and started performing with Japanese accordionist Kenji *El Gato* Katsube and his Conjunto J. Quite a couple on stage, they formed an eclectic blend of Asian/Tex-Mex music that Linda called *rice and beans*. In 2001, Linda toured Japan and was awarded Female Vocalist of the Year at the South Texas Conjunto Association (STCA) Music Awards in both 2001 and in 2003. In May 2003, Linda suffered more heartbreak when her music partner, Kenji *El Gato* Katsube died of cancer. She released a CD dedicated to Kenji entitled *Llorando En Silencio* where she features her own composition *El Corrido de Kenji* in his honor. In this same cd, Linda was awarded the Number One song of the Top 100 songs in 2005, by KEDA radio station in San Antonio. The name of this song is *Lonely Letters*. In memory of her father and all Veterans, Linda founded *El Veterano Conjunto Festival*. The November festival, will be in it*s 10th year of existence, benefits the *Eligio Escobar Scholarship Fund, established to help young children with musical talent in Conjunto music continue their education. So far, Linda has awarded 30 scholarships! Linda has recorded four other CD*s with her own conjunto, under her own label, Escobar Records. These CD*s are entitled *Dejenme Vivir Mi Vida*, *Conjunto Dream*, *Mi Cantina* and "Con Sentimiento Y Corazon". Linda has a new cd (with La Kreazion - a conjunto Band from Corpus Christi) that was released in August 2008 under Q-Vo Records entitled “La Diva de Conjunto”, which also features artists like: Chente Barrera, Shelly Lares, and David Lee Garza. Awards: Linda was awarded the Key to the City of Alice in 2006, *Best Female Vocalist Performance* by KUKA Radio Station and *Female Vocalist of the Year* by KOPY Radio Station in Alice, Texas. In July, 2006, Linda represented the Conjunto Tejano genre, together with Mingo Saldivar, at the 3rd Annual Tejano Music Convention at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas! In January 2007, Linda was appointed as a member of the Tejano Roots Organization Board of Directors. Linda*s mission in life is to promote and preserve her roots music, which is Conjunto Tejano, while holding down a full time job with a State of Texas agency in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she currently resides.