The book's back cover touts that it contains the "never-before-told history of this innovative and influential musical genre".

[1] The book includes the musical biographies and discographies of 300 musicians in the Tejano, norteño, grupero, mariachi, banda, and technobanda fields, as well as some artists from other genres outside regional Mexican such as cumbia, vallenato, romantic trio and Latin pop.

Mario Tarradell of The Dallas Morning News, called the book "complete and comprehensive" and recommended it to music journalist.

[1] Joe Nick Patoski, editor of Texas Monthly, called it "an extensive examination".

[1] Michael Greene, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences believed the book "comes not a minute too soon" during a time "when the whole world seems to be discovering and rediscovering the exciting Latin music forms" and called the book "valuable and culturally important".