David Lee Garza (born February 15, 1957) is an American Tejano musician and bandleader. Garza was born and raised in Poteet,

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. Garza and his band have been responsible for jumpstarting the careers of numerous Tejano vocalists by way of collaboration, including
“Ram” Herrera
,

Emilio Navaira Emilio H. Navaira III (August 23, 1962 – May 16, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter of Tejano and country music. He is the winner of one Grammy Award and one Latin Grammy Award. Known to most by the mononym Emilio, he charted more than ...

, Oscar G.,

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, Marcos Orozco, Mark Ledesma and Ben Ozuna. The current vocalist for the group is Cezar Martinez. Garza's album ''Just Friends'' won the 2013 Latin Grammy for Best Tejano Album. In March 2022, Garza announced a collaboration with Tejano guitarist,

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. The two shared images from the recording studio, teasing the upcoming release.

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