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Cenobio Xavier Hernandez, commonly referred to professionally as "Bubba Hernandez," is a Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist composer, bassist, and vocalist[1]. Hernandez was a former member of the Grammy Award winning international music group, Brave Combo. Additionally, he is co-composer/performer with Alex Meixner, producing the Grammy Award wining, Polka Freakout. Additionally, Hernandez is well-known studio bassist for several artists in many different musical genres.
Background
editHernandez is a fourth-generation musician raised in San Antonio, Texas.[2] Hernandez attended the University of North Texas, majoring in Jazz Studies. He is a student of several notable musicians including Dan Haerle. Bubba is the great-grandson of legendary Mexican-American composer Cenobio Hernandez[3].
Notable Compositions
editHernandez's instrumental work, "Recuerdos," appeared in the routine of ice skaters Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Shallow (U.S. team) in their 1994 and 1998 Olympic competitions in Lillehammer, Norway, and Nagano, Japan. This work also appears in the 1998 Short Documentary, The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years.
Notable Appearances
editDiscography
editWith Randy Erwin
- Til The Cows Come Home, Four Dots, 1986
- Cowboy Rhythm, Four Dots, 1987
With Sara Hickman
- Equal Scary People, Elektra, 1989
With Alex Meixner
- Polka Freakout
With Brave Combo
- Polkatharsis, Rounder, 1987
- Humansville, Rounder, 1988
- A Night On Earth, Rounder, 1990
- It's Christmas, Man, Rounder, 1992
- No, No, No, Cha, Cha, Cha, Rounder 1993
- Polkas For A Gloomy World, Rounder, 1995
- Group Dance Epidemic, Rounder, 1997
- Polka Party, Rounder 1998
- Polkasonic, Rounder, 1999
- The Process, Rounder, 2000
- Box of Ghosts, Rounder, 2003
- Let's Kiss, Denton, 2004
- Holidays, Rounder, 2005
- Kick-Ass Polkas, Cheveland International, 2007
With Brave Combo & Tiny Tim
- Girl, Rounder, 1996
With Brave Combo & Lauren Agnelli
- Kiss of Fire, Watermelon Records, 1996
With Brave Combo, Marcy Fink, and Marcy Marxer
- All Wound Up, Rounder Kids, 2001
Solo
- Big Pounding Heart, 2012
- Dancing En Fuego, Year Unknown
References
edit- ↑ "Artist: Bubba Hernandez". Grammy Awards. Recording Academy.
- ↑ Garcia, Gilbert (August 6, 2008). "Solo Super Vato". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ Beal, Jim (August 15, 2012). "MySA: San Antonio News". MySA.com. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ Rhodes, Dusty (September 25, 2003). "Not your grandfather's polka band". Illinois Times. Illinois Times. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ Garcia, Gilbert (August 6, 2008). "Solo Super Vato". San Antonio Current. San Antonio Current. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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