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Flaco Jimenez. 38,875 likes · 176 talking about this. Five Time Grammy Award Winner / Tex-Mex
Active. 1940s - 2020s. Born. March 11, 1939 in San Antonio, TX. Genre. Latin, Folk, International. Styles. Conjunto, Mexican Traditions, Norteno, North American Traditions, Ranchera, Tejano, Tex-Mex, Zydeco, Alternative Latin, Bolero.
New recommendations. 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...
Apr 29, 2021 · April 29, 2021. Illustration by Kristen Uroda. Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez is San Antonio music royalty. Known as “El Rey de Texas” for his mastery of the accordion, the 82-year-old comes from a pioneering family of conjunto, the soul music of South Texas Mexican Americans.
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 conjunto tradition.
FEW, IF ANY, artists in conjunto and Tejano music have received the level of critical acclaim Flaco Jiménez has enjoyed over the course of a career that’s spanned six decades, and it’s certain no one has taken the accordion-fueled Tex-Mex sound to a larger audience than he has.
Bio. "What B.B. King is to the blues, or George Jones is to traditional country, Grammy-winning accordionist Flaco Jimenez is to the world of Tex-Mex conjunto ," says music critic Ramino Burr in The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Mexican Music. Born into a family of conjunto musicians, Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez has led the way in expanding ...
