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. Flaco Jimenez, the legendary ...

Flaco Jiménez accepts the Lifetime Achievement for Instrumentalist Award in 2014 during the Americana Music Honors and Awards show in Nashville. (Mark Zaleski / Associated Press) The accordionist ...

The accordion playing of Flaco Jimenez, seen here performing during the 2014 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards Show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., came to define contujo and ...

For a city that proudly calls itself the capital of Tejano music, San Antonio has long been missing a permanent place to honor the genre’s pioneers and preserve its history. That gap officially closed ...

SAN ANTONIO - Flaco Jiménez, the beloved San Antonio-born accordionist whose sound defined generations of Tex-Mex, Tejano, and conjunto music, has died. He was 86. He was surrounded by family in his ...

Famed Tejano singer-songwriter and master accordionist Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez has died. He was 86. Jiménez’s family shared the news of the musician’s death on his official Facebook page Thursday ...

Flaco Jiménez performs at the 35th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in 2016. Credit: Jaime Monzon Iconic conjunto performer Flaco Jiménez, a six-time Grammy winner who helped expand the reach of his ...

‘My whole brand as an artist is about being a Mexican American kid from San Antonio and what that means and what it means to fall in love with that identity,’ Leo said. ‘My whole brand as an artist is ...

Known for its Tex-Mex food and live music performances, El Mercado has become a beloved local chain in Austin for decades. El Mercado owner, Tony Villegas and his family have owned and operated the ...