Flaco Jiménez
Five-time Grammy winner Flaco Jimenéz is the best known Norteño musician in the world. Almost single handedly, he took an obscure style of regional music from the Tex-Mex border and made it a part of the international world music scene. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he’s played every variation of American roots music imaginable: Norteño/Tejano, blues, rock, Hawaiian, folk, conjunto, and country.
Leonardo Jimenéz (his nickname Flaco is Spanish for “skinny”) was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1939, the son of famous conjunto accordion player Santiago Jimenéz, Sr. Jimenéz, Sr. had many regional Texas hits with his own conjunto in the ‘30s and ‘40s, and was famous for playing the... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Genre:
- World
- Birthdate:
- 03/11/1939
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