隔年自己主筆寫了一首成功的單曲”Wasted Days and Wasted Nights”
或許是交友不慎吧!他因為私藏大麻而被判必須囚禁在安哥拉國家監獄五年。
在服刑期滿三年之時,由於表現良好而獲假釋。
從此以後他遠離這些不良的習慣,重新投入他的事業生涯,並且也獲得重生。
他花了幾年時間在德州當汽車維修師父,同時也繼續完成他的社會學的學位。
1974年是他的人生轉捩點,他遇到了Huey P. Meaux。
”Before the Next Teardrop Falls” 就是在1974年完成錄製。
在1975年大放異彩獲全美流行與鄉村單曲榜雙料冠軍。
之後他加入Texas Tornadoes合唱團當主音,經常演唱一些以西班牙語為基底的歌曲,
他所發行的”La Musica De Baldemar Huerta”這張專輯還獲第44屆葛萊美獎(2002)最佳流行拉丁專輯呢!
Vaya Con Dios
Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping;
Now the time has come to part, the time for weeping.
Vaya con Dios my darling,
May God be with you my love.
Wherever you may be, I'll be beside you,
Although you're many million dreams away.
Each night I'll say a pray'r, a pray'r to guide you
To hasten ev'ry lonely hour of ev'ry lonely day.
Now the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share are there to borrow.
Vaya con Dios, my darling:
May God be with you my love.
Now the village mission bells are softly ringing,
If you listen with your heart you'll hear them singing,
Vaya con Dios my darling,
May God be with you my love.
Wherever you may be I'll be beside you,
Although you're many million dreams away,
Each night I'll say a pray'r, a pray'r to guide you
To hasten ev'ry lonely hour of ev'ry lonely day.
Now the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share are there to borrow,
Vaya con Dios, my darling!
Vaya con Dios, my love.