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 ...

The accordionist commands the stage, his eyes staring off as if in a trance, his fingers trilling out the opening notes of a tune. It’s a long, sinuous riff, one so intoxicating that the audience in ...

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. Jimenez’s death ...

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 ...

A country music legend has paid tribute to five-time Grammy winner Flaco Jiménez following his death. Dwight Yoakam honored his late friend in a touching social media tribute, in which he wished Flaco ...

Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez, the iconic Tejano performer who collaborated with Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones, has died at age 86. The Tex-Mex accordion legend’s family announced his death in a July 31 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Santiago Jimenez Jr. (left), seen performing with his brother Flaco Jimenez at the Tejano Conjunto Festival in 2012, returns to ...

SAN ANTONIO – Flaco Jimenez, a towering figure in Tejano music whose innovative accordion playing and collaborative spirit left an indelible mark on Tex-Mex culture, has died, his family announced ...