Artist Biography by Eugene Chadbourne. The Longoria family dynasty in Tex-Mex music begins in the 1920s in a Mississippi cotton field, with no one in the large family of Valerio Longoria Sr. aware that a master musician was growing up in their midst.
Detroit is nicknamed motor city because it has been the center of the American automotive industry for more than a century. Henry Ford located his first assembly line in Detroit. Detroit was the key hub for auto manufacturing for much of the 20th Century.
About Michigan Cities. Michigan is the 8th-most populous state representing 3.6% of the nation's population. It is growing at a steady, sustainable rate with a population of 9,863,775 according to U. S. Census estimates. Michigan's largest city is Detroit, on the Detroit River. Familiarly known as the Motor City (or Motown, for the local record company known for the highly original sound of the pop music recorded there).