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Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of ...
Tejano and conjunto music legend Flaco Jiménez has died at age 86. The six-time Grammy winner was recognized as a pioneer in ...
Flaco Jimenez, Grammy-winning accordionist, brought global recognition to Tejano and conjunto music through his ...
WATCH LIVE HERESAN ANTONIO - The family of the late Tejano legend announced his final curtain call for this evening.In ...
Best known for his song "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio" ("Ay, I Leave You in San Antonio"), the accordionist also collaborated ...
SAN ANTONIO - Flaco Jiménez, the beloved San Antonio-born accordionist whose sound defined generations of Tex-Mex, Tejano, ...
The official memorial service Thursday night drew heartfelt accolades from notable figures, honoring the San Antonio music icon's contributions to conjunto music.
“One way to look at it: Leonardo ‘Flaco’ Jimenez is our ‘Satchmo,’ the Alamo City’s Louis Armstrong,” Hector Saldaña wrote in ...
The accordion legend who played with everyone from the Rolling Stones and the Mavericks to Linda Ronstadt and Bob Dylan ...
Tejano legend Shelly Lares couldn’t have picked a better place to highlight her 40-year career than on a small stage at the back of Janie’s Record Shop, a West Side institution famous for its ...
Tejano music has all but vanished from traditional radio, and sales have fallen far below the multiplatinum heights of the '90s. Nostalgia carries the genre, and new artists struggle to break through.
If Tejano music airs, it's hits from the past, not contemporary Tejano music. "I have three, Grammy-award winning albums, but you won't hear them played," laments local Tejano musician Joel Guzman.