Over a career that spanned 70 years, Jimenez's playing came to define Tex-Mex music and carried the tradition-drenched conjunto sound all over the world and across genres. Sponsor Message : ...

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The death of Flaco Jiménez has drawn tributes from across the music world, as fans and artists honor the Grammy-winning legend. The iconic figure in Tejano and conjunto music, has passed away at 86.

Known for its thumping backbeat, vocals and shimmering accordion riffs, Conjunto has been around for more than a century. Now more young musicians... Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a ...

SAN ANTONIO - Flaco Jiménez, the beloved San Antonio-born accordionist whose sound defined generations of Tex-Mex, Tejano, and conjunto music, has died. He was 86. He was surrounded by family in his ...

SAN ANTONIO — Flaco Jimenez, a six-time Grammy winner who took his conjunto accordion musicianship to the national and worldwide stages with countless superstar musicians and bands, has died, his ...