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Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez (born March 11, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. He is known for playing Norteño, Tex Mex and Tejano music. Jiménez has been a solo performer and session musician, as well as a member of the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven.
Two of the songs you hear Flaco Jimenez play in this Tiny Desk Concert are traditional German polkas; they were popular in the mid-1800s as German immigrants settled in Texas before it became...
San Antonio’s 83-year-old Flaco Jiménez—son, grandson, and brother of celebrated accordionists—has won six Grammys, including, most recently, a lifetime achievement award.
Feb 26, 2015 · I do not own any rights to any of the songs in this video.
Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jimenez performing together for the 1st time in 32 years at the 2012 Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio, Texas.
Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez is an American singer, songwriter and accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. He is known for playing Norteño, Tex Mex and Tejano music. Jiménez has been...
Flaco Jimenez. 38,981 likes · 32 talking about this. Five Time Grammy Award Winner / Tex-Mex.
The son of button accordionist Santiago Jiménez Sr., Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez is probably the best-known conjunto accordion player in the United States. The winner of a Grammy, Flaco has inspired an expansion of interest in conjunto Tejano music beyond its traditional Tex-Mex roots.
Feb 20, 2014 · In his seventh decade as a performer, the master accordion player has released a new album, Legends and Legacies. It's a collection of songs that illustrate the history of the...
Over the next two decades, Jiménez’s determined virtuosity led to sessions with Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet, Willie Nelson and Ry Cooder), catapulting contemporary Tex-Mex music far beyond its core Chicano following.
