I won’t pretend that I know much about Freddy Fender’s music, but I do have a few songs by his supergroup of the later years, the Texas Tornados, and have heard a few by Los Super Seven.

But it’s always sad to lose a music legend, regardless of our familiarity with them, because their work touches countless others’ lives. The song below has touched my life. My 2 year old is a music lover as it is, but it takes something special to really get her going. “Guacamole” does the job.

So in memory of Freddy Fender, take a listen to a great one by the Tornados.

The Texas Tornados (Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Augie Myers and Doug Sahm): Guacamole (mp3)

• Buy the Best of the Texas Tornados.
• Freddy Fender’s All Music profile.