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The Walking Tenor Podcast

Jesús Daniel Hernandez

The Walking Tenor Podcast explores the hidden stories, unlikely accidents, unforgettable people, and human moments behind the music we love. Hosted by U.S. Army veteran and tenor Jesús Daniel Hernández, each episode travels beyond the melody to uncover the history, emotion, and fingerprints left by the people who carried these songs before us. Stories that sing.

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9 episodes
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English

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#6
September 22 · 9 min
The Opera Star Who Carried Two Worlds
Plácido Domingo’s Rise, His Reach, and the Singers He Helped Along the Way
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#5
September 15 · 9 min
Why Boleros Make You Cry
The Psychology of a Sweet Ache
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#4
September 1 · 9 min
The Jazz Singer Who Couldn't Read Music
How Ella Fitzgerald Listened Her Way Into History
August 28 · 11 min
The Song He Remembered
A Birthday Story for Danny
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#3
August 25 · 10 min
The Mariachi Hit That Crossed Borders
How “Cielito Lindo” Became a Song Without Borders
#2
August 18 · 10 min
The Tenor Who Wasn’t Supposed to Sing
How Luciano Pavarotti Almost Chose the Classroom
#1
August 11 · 8 min
The Song That Almost Didn’t Exist
The extraordinary story behind “’O Sole Mio.”
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August 9 · 11 min
The Song He Didn’t Know He Gave Me
A song, a loss, and a gift that arrived when I needed it most.
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August 7 · 4 min
Welcome to The Walking Tenor Podcast
Where music is the doorway, but the real story is always human.

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