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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.
- Leonardo Jiménez
- Accordion, bajo sexto, vocals
- Musician
Musicians. Suzy Bogguss – lead vocals. Chet Atkins – lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar. Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar. Pat Bergeson – acoustic guitar, harmonica. Flaco Jiménez – concertina. R. L. Kass – acoustic guitar.
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- Suzy Bogguss, John Guess
- October 18, 1994
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. In the late ...
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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.
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 has been a solo performer and session musician, as well as a member of the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven.
Fall 2019. 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.
Mar 22, 2014 · SIMON: Flaco Jimenez and Max Baca are just about the biggest names in conjunto, the distinctive music that began in South Texas and has spread. Flaco Jiminez, of course, is one of the...
