Memo Record Shop #1 is a music-lover’s dream
Guillermo “Memo” Villarreal grew up with a love for music and has spent the last 50-plus years sharing his incredible collection with the city of Houston. Memo opened his record shop in 1968, selling music you couldn’t find anywhere else in the city. He’s seen the music industry move from records to 8-track to cassette tapes to CDs. The types of music have also grown. You can now find Mariachi, Conjunto, Caribbean, Salsa, Merengue, Tejano, and much more in the aisles of the store. Memo Record Shop #1 also has a vast collection of Latin movies. Memo said, “If we don’t have it, it doesn’t exist anymore.”Memo’s business has grown into a museum of sorts over the years, with hundreds of photos, autographs, a...
09.14.20 | 03:24 | CC
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