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-tracks to cassette tapes to CDs.
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The types of music have also grown. Customers 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.
"If we don't have it, it doesn't exist anymore," Memo said.
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Memo's business has grown into a museum of sorts over the years as well, with hundreds of photos, autographs and guitars hanging on the walls.
His most prized possession is a signed guitar from Carlos Santana.
"Music for me, it's my life," Memo said.
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