Los Cadetes De Lináres

Los Cadetes de Linares are one of the oldest, longest-running norteño groups in operation. Hailing from the small town of Linares in the state of Nuevo Leon, Los Cadetes are credited with authoring many of the original corridos. Their origins are much disputed, as are the rights to the name of the group. The general consensus is that the band began performing and recording between 1959 and 1962. Personnel changed every few years, sometimes more often than that, but by 1974 the bandmembers were consistent, and the name Los Cadetes de Linares was used routinely in public perform...