The master of the Tex-Mex accordion Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez, whose tradition-drenched sound came to define conjunto or Tejano music of South Texas, has died. Throughout a career that spanned more ...

Flaco Jiménez, the legendary accordion player who was perhaps the foremost ambassador for regional Tejano music in the 20th century, died at 86 on July 31st. According to a statement, Jiménez died ...

Aug. 1 (UPI) --Texas conjunto music pioneer Flaco Jimenez, 86, died while surrounded by his family at one of his son's homes on Thursday night, his family announced. Flaco was born in San Antonio in ...

Flaco Jimenez, the legendary Tejano accordionist whose music resonated far beyond cultural lines, has passed away at the age of 86. His family announced the news in an emotional post shared on social ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION August 2, 2025: In a previous version of this story, we incorrectly say that Flaco Jimenez’s brother Santiago Jr. is deceased. In fact, Santiago Jr. is alive.] (SOUNDBITE ...

Flaco Jimenez may have been the greatest conjunto musician of all time, as a video tribute proclaimed, but he also was a man of the people, several speakers stressed at his official memorial service ...

Photo of Willie Nelson, Freddy Fender, Augie Myers, Doug Sahm and Flaco Jimenez backstage at Farm Aid on Oct. 12, 1996. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns) (Ebet Roberts, Getty Images) SAN ANTONIO – ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. He was 86.

SAN ANTONIO – When Santiago Jimenez Jr. thinks about his conjunto legend brother’s impact, he focuses on the way Flaco Jimenez made people feel. “Flaco was a person that makes people happy,” said the ...

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. Sponsor Message : ...