
He has won Grammys and Premio Lo Nuestro awards. In a career spanning five decades, Fernández has been awarded every honor and accolade in the entertainment world and beyond. But up until October 11, 1991, no one had ever declared that as a singer, Fernández was on equal footing with perhaps the greatest singer in American pop history. On the morning of Fernández’s concert at the city’s historic Hofheinz Pavilion, the top-of-the-page headline in the national newspaper, The Houston Chronicle, heralded Fernández as “The Sinatra of Rancheras.”įor decades Fernández had been recognized and honored for his accomplishments in the world of music. It was early fall 1991 when Vicente Fernández was in Houston, Texas, on another one of his U.S. He’s the supreme singer the man who does things his way.”

“Vicente Fernández is the (Frank) Sinatra of ranchera music.
