All systems still Go Tejano Day

With 75,557 fans, pair of bands sets attendance mark

Another Go Tejano Day, another Rodeo-Houston record.

Sunday’s show featuring norteño band Siggno and banda act Banda el Recodo broke the alltime paid attendance record with 75,557 fans.

Five Go Tejano Day performances now hold spots in the top 10.

Siggno, who hail from Santa Rosa, opened with a half-hour set steeped in emotion.

Frontman Jesse Turner made frequent references to his son and Siggno bassist, Jacob, who suffered severe brain damage after a car crash in February 2016 in Harlingen. It left him in a coma for more than four months.

Turner dedicated “Yo te esperaré” (“I’ll Wait for You”) to his son, who spent several months at TIRR Memorial Hermann. He also thanked him at the end of the band introductions.

The band’s music was well-received by the crowd, who danced and sang along to “El perdón” and “Mamá” along with the slow burn of “Auxilio,” the yearning “Mejor dímelo” and pop-rock “Yo quisiera detenerte.”

Banda el Recodo took the stage in tailored black blazers with studded sequins, black jeans and boots. The dozen-plus members danced, in formation, at the front of the stage.

Colored lights skipped along with the blaring horns. Their extended riff on “Deep in the Heart of Texas” was a hit.

It was noisy, unrefined, cheeky fun. It felt like a big house party.

Mariachi Jalisciense from Dallas won the annual mariachi competition. Spanish-language announcer Elsa Garcia (not the Tejano singer) first introduced the wrong group. She corrected herself — then twice mispronounced the winner’s name.

Elizabeth Conley photos / Houston Chronicle Siggno lead singer Jesse Turner dedicated a song to his son Jacob, who suffered brain damage in a car crash last February in Harlingen.

Banda El Recodo, which features more than a dozen members, engaged the crowd by dancing in formation and shouting out the names of cities in Mexico and Texas.