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Bletchley Park, the wartime home of British military intelligence, is now open to the public, but when it was in operation and for many years afterwards, those who worked there were bound to secrecy ...
Louis Gamber, Pittsburgh’s “Accordion Man,” is 85 and legally blind. But that doesn’t stop him from learning new music and ...
The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter, who popularized the South Texas genre, worked with Bob Dylan, Linda Rondstadt, and ...
He played in genre-blending supergroups including the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven, in addition to performing with Bob Dylan and Dr. John.
Best known for his song "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio" ("Ay, I Leave You in San Antonio"), the accordionist also collaborated ...
Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of ...
Reviewing a “Weird Al” Yankovic concert (and yes, “Weird Al” is stylistically always in parentheses) presents said reviewer with something of a challenge: Which part of the show do you focus on? The ...
Flaco Jiménez, the famed Tejano accordionist who played with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, has died at 86.
Jimenez’s death was announced Thursday evening by his family on social media. He was surrounded by family members when he ...
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.
Born into a well-known conjunto family in San Antonio on March 11, 1939, Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez began playing conjunto ...
Over the course of his seven-decade career, Jiménez received numerous awards and honors, including a Lifetime Achievement ...