Flaco Jimenez’s Brother Says There Won’t Be Another Like Him

Flaco Jiménez, Grammy Winning Legend of Tejano and Conjunto, Dies at 86

Leonardo ‘Flaco’ Jiménez, legendary Mexican American accordion player and singer-songwriter who expanded the reach and popularity of conjunto and tejano music and was also known for his contributions to norteño, died Thursday, July 31, his family announced. He was 86. “It is with great sadness that we share tonight the loss of our father, Flaco Jimenez. He was surrounded by his loved ones and will be missed immensely,” on his family wrote on Fac…

Flaco Jiménez, 86, Grammy-Winning Master of the Tex-Mex Accordion, Dies

Flaco Jiménez, a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and accordion virtuoso who was widely regarded as the king of Tex-Mex music, recording material that ranged far beyond his roots with acts like Dwight Yoakam, the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, has died. He was 86. His death was announced on Thursday by his family in a Facebook post, which did not say where or when he had died or provide the cause. He had been hospitalized with an unspecified ill…

Flaco Jimenez’s brother says there won’t be another like him

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 younger Jimenez. “You could see a guy kind of sad, and then he would hear Flaco. He would go crazy, man."Jimenez’s family announced his death late Thursday night on social media, saying the 86-year-old multiple Grammy award-winning accordionist died surrounded by …