Flaco Jiménez, a master accordionist who won multiple Grammy Awards and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died July 31 in San Antonio, his hometown. He was 86. He ...

Tex‑Mex music has always lived in the in‑between spaces — the bars where English and Spanish trade verses, the dancehalls where polka steps meet border swagger, the radio stations where conjunto ...

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 ...

According to reports, the Grammy Award-winning artist died at one of his sons’ homes after battling health issues.

Augie Meyers, whose Tilt-a-Whirl stylings on his trebly Vox organ shaped the sound of Tex-Mex music with the celebrated Sir Douglas Quintet and the Grammy-winning Texas Tornados, and lent flavor to ...

The last nine months have staggered fans of conjunto, Tex-Mex and Americana music. Since the death of conjunto music icon Flaco Jimenez on July 31, 2025, the Texas music world has been rocked with one ...

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