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Article: 'One last dance': Joe and Jimmy's reunion album will drop while Lopez sits behind bars.
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- The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX)
- Article date:
- January 28, 2007
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Byline: Laura B. Martinez
Jan. 28--Their Tejano music fairytale began in 1978: two Brownsville boys who grew up to reign over the dancehall floors and dusty festivals throughout South Texas. Their faithful subjects are devout music fans. They sing, dance and celebrate to the cumbias, polkas and huapangos that serve as the soundtrack to countless life stories. Together, Joe Lopez and Jimmy Gonzalez produced dozens of hits, enjoyed respect and recognition from the music industry and earned a small fortune from their success as Grupo Mazz. Their storybook rise to the top of the music charts ended after 20 years with a bitter separation in 1998 and later, a ...