“One way to look at it: Leonardo ‘Flaco’ Jimenez is our ‘Satchmo,’ the Alamo City’s Louis Armstrong,” Hector Saldaña wrote in ...

The master accordionist, whose career spanned over seven decades, died on July 31, 2025, at the age of 86, his family announced in a heartfelt social media post. El Flaco Jiménez was a Tejano Music ...

On July 22, 1982, the first Southwest Original Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival took place in a soybean field in the outskirts ...

The Grammy-winning performer expanded his South Texas-born genre and collaborated with artists ranging from Doug Sahm to the Rolling Stones.

Flaco Jiménez, the San Antonio-born accordionist whose music has been a hallmark of Tex-Mex, Tejano and conjunto music for ...

Born into a well-known conjunto family in San Antonio on March 11, 1939, Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez began playing conjunto ...

Specific histories and cultural contexts discussed include the accordion in Brazil, Argentine tango, accordion traditions in Colombia, cross-border accordion culture between Mexico and Texas, Cajun ...

San Antonio native and conjunto legend Flaco Jiménez has died at the age of 86. Jiménez's family posted on Facebook late ...

Accordionist and singer Flaco Jimenez passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at the age of 86. According to reports by Ken5, the musician had been quite active in his 80s as well, when he used to ...

Tejano music legend Flaco Jimenez, renowned accordionist, passed away at 86, leaving behind a rich musical legacy. Born Leonardo Jimenez in San Antoni ...

A New Orleans zydeco musician performing for more than 25 years will make two stops in Auburn this weekend. "Capt. Squeeze" Greg Speck and the Zydeco Moshers will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, July 25, at ...

Flaco Jimenez, the legendary Tejano artist, passed away at 86. His family broke the news on social media late Thursday night.