Del Rendon
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Del Rendon (1965 – 2005) was an American rock and blues musician from Starkville, Mississippi, United States, whose music career spanned 20 years. He toured throughout the southeastern United States and Nashville, Tennessee. He died on September 4, 2005.
Bands
=The Downstroke=
The Downstroke was together for one tape and one CD release.
=Puerto Rican Rum Drunks=
Rendon formed the Puerto Rican Rum Drunks in 1996. Chameleon, the band's first release sold over 2,000 copies independently.
Legacy
Rendon is commemorated in the annual Del Rendon Music Festival, also known as DelFest. This is organised by the Del Rendon Foundation, which raises funds for a scholarship in his name at Mississippi State University.{{cite web|title=Del Rendon's art legacy lives on through student scholarships|url=http://caad.msstate.edu/wpmu/artnews/del-rendon/|website=Department of Art News|publisher=MSU|accessdate=June 26, 2015|date=May 20, 2013|archive-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627164807/http://caad.msstate.edu/wpmu/artnews/del-rendon/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author1=Angie Carnathan |title=Del Rendon music festival honors musician's legacy |url=http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/9245 |publisher=Starkville Daily News |accessdate=June 26, 2015 |date=February 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628234614/http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/9245 |archivedate=June 28, 2015 }}
Discography
=The Downstroke=
- The Downstroke
- Edna's Cafe
=Puerto Rican Rum Drunks=
- Chameleon
- Jelly for the Masses
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101126020811/http://mswritersandmusicians.com/musicians/del-rendon.html Del Rendon and the Puerto Rican Rum Drunks] – Mississippi Writers and Musicians Project
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060820103931/http://delrendon.org/index.html The Del Rendon Foundation]
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