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Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of ...
The death of Flaco Jiménez has drawn tributes from across the music world, as fans and artists honor the Grammy-winning ...
Best known for his song "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio" ("Ay, I Leave You in San Antonio"), the accordionist also collaborated ...
Texas conjunto music pioneer Flaco Jimenez, 86, died while surrounded by his family at one of his son's homes on Thursday ...
The San Antonio native took his three-row accordion and gave it modern twists, taking Tex-Mex conjunto music to the national ...
The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, who popularized the South Texas genre, worked with Bob Dylan, Linda Rondstadt, and ...
His “final curtain call.” That’s how the family of legendary conjunto artist Flaco Jimenez described his upcoming memorial ...
The event, available to the public, will take place Thursday, August 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Carver Community Center.
Conjunto, the accordion-driven music born near the Texas-Mexico border, was the Jimenez family business. Starting when he was ...
The San Antonio native and conjunto legend received numerous awards and honors over the course of a seven-decade career.
Flaco Jiménez learned to play the accordion at a very young age. He passed away on Thursday at his home surrounded by family.
Born into a well-known conjunto family in San Antonio on March 11, 1939, Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez began playing conjunto ...