René Ornelas at the piano

#QuickSidenote So, yeah... Herrera bailed. René Ornelas just kept grindin’... hauling the old hit(s) out night after night. The world moved on; he didn’t. That’s persistence, not nostalgia. #ReneOrnelas #ReneAndRene #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly When René Herrera stepped away, René Ornelas didn’t retire the brand... He kept the bookings alive by doing what he had to do: he found another ‘René.’ He recruited musicians who weren’t actually named René, but fit the part. #ReneAndRene #ReneOrnelas #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly After “Lo Mucho que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)” broke nationally, René And René weren’t just a regional act anymore… They were on the road a lot, including overseas in Asia, Australia, & Europe. It became too much for René Herrera, & he quit in 1972. #ReneAndRene #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly René And René’s breakthrough had been 1964’s “Angelito,” a Spanish/English crossover that even landed them on American Bandstand. That single peaked at #43 on Billboard’s Hot 100, so close to Top 40 you could hear it knocking. #ReneAndRene #DickClark #AmericanBandstand #OneHitWondered